Human ocular drusen possess novel core domains with a distinct carbohydrate composition

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1533-1539

  Mullins, Robert F ^a   Hageman, Gregory S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drusen; Glycoconjugates; Lectins; Macular degeneration; Peanut agglutinin

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; GLYCOCONJUGATE; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DRUSEN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LECTIN BINDING; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 0032714687     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701205     Document Type: Article

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