Ultrastructural immunolocalization of basic fibroblast growth factor to lipid bodies and secretory granules in human mast cells

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 397-402

  Dvorak, Ann M ^a   Morgan, Ellen S ^a   Weller, Peter F ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIBOSOME; SECRETORY GRANULE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPIDS; LUNG; MAST CELLS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; ORGANELLES; SECRETORY VESICLES;

EID: 0035704782     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013771827069     Document Type: Article

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