Lectin histochemistry of fallopian tube epithelial cells: Relation to ovum transport and ovum pickup

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 535-540

  Kiss, Herbert ^b   Walter, Ingrid ^b   Lehner, Rainer ^a   Egarter, Christian ^b   Breitenecker, Gerhard ^b   Böck, Peter ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epithelium; Fallopian tubes; Histochemistry; Lectins; Ovum transport

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A ANTIGEN; POLYLYSINE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LECTIN BINDING; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; CONCANAVALIN A; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GLYCOCALYX; GLYCOCONJUGATES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LECTINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVUM TRANSPORT; PLANT LECTINS; POLYLYSINE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0031867543     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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