On the chemosensory nature of the vomeronasal epithelium in adult humans

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 493-509

  Witt, M ^a   Georgiewa, B ^a   Knecht, M ^a   Hummel, T ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Olfactory epithelium; Rat; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; CAVEOLIN; CYTOKERATIN; GALECTIN 1; GALECTIN 3; GENE PRODUCT; HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; LECTIN; OLFACTORY MARKER PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9 5; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; VERTEBRATA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; RATS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0036088798     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-002-0407-1     Document Type: Article

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