Human endometrial MUC1 carries keratan sulfate: Characteristic glycoforms in the luminal epithelium at receptivity

Glycobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-276

  Aplin, John D ^a,c   Hey, Neil A ^b   Graham, Rosalind A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Glycosylation; Implantation; MUC1; Mucin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; KERATAN SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO SUGARS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BINDING SITES; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATAN SULFATE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0031905942     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/8.3.269     Document Type: Article

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