A new assay for functional lectins: The brush border lectin agglutination assay (BBLAA)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 321-333

  Irish, Geoffrey G ^a   Maenz, David D ^a   Classen, Henry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Assay; Brush border membrane; Intestine; Lectins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033032342     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00214-4     Document Type: Article

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