Enhanced in situ detection of β-glucuronidase activity in murine tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 965-968

  Kopen, Gene C ^a   Prockop, Darwin J ^a   Phinney, Donald G ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dept of Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme histochemistry; Glycol methacrylate; Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII; x gluc; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; INDIGOFERA; MURINAE;

EID: 0033034672     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700714     Document Type: Article

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