Cytochemical and electrophoretic study of the stallion epididymal glycoproteins

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-130

  Retamal, C ^a,b   Urzua J ^a   Alves, E W ^b   López Alvarez, María Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Equus caballus; Glycoproteins

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HORSE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HORSES; LECTINS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0033655054     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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