Characterisation of glycoconjugate sugar residues in the vomeronasal organ of the armadillo Chaetophractus villosus (Mammalia, xenarthra)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-370

  Carmanchahi, Pablo D ^c   Ferrari, C C ^d   Aldana Marcos, H J ^a   Affanni, J M ^a   Sonez, C A ^b   Paz, D A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE MORÓN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Armadillo; Lectins; Mucus; Olfactory mucosa; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTIN BINDING; MALE; MICROVILLUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; BINDING SITES; FEMALE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; CHAETOPHRACTUS VILLOSUS; DASYPODIDAE; EDENTATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034078181     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299006123     Document Type: Article

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