Characterization of glycoconjugates of guinea pig seminal vesicle by lectin histochemistry

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 447-459

  Chan, Franky L ^a   Wong, Y C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; GUINEA PIGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MALE; MANNOSE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; SEMINAL VESICLES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031832504     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003264007923     Document Type: Article

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