Characteristics of Lectin Staining Patterns Assessed by a Modified Sensitive Thermo-Method in Rat Livers with Heterologous Serum-Induced Fibrosis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 953-960

  Miyamoto, Makoto ^a   Manabe, Noboru ^a   Uchio, Kozue ^a   Kuramitsu, Keiko ^a   Tamura, Kotaro ^a   Furuya, Yoshihiro ^b   Nagano, Nobuo ^b   Miyamoto, Hajime ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lectin histochemistry; Liver fibrosis; O linked carbohydrate chain; Rat; Thermo treatment

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; GLYCINE MAX; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDOTHELIUM; EXPERIMENTAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE CANALICULI; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATES; ENDOTHELIUM; GLYCOCONJUGATES; KUPFFER CELLS; LECTINS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032134572     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.953     Document Type: Article

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