Lectin histochemistry shows fucosylated glycoconjugates in the primordial germ cells of Xenopus embryos

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-243

  Alonso, Edurne ^a   Sáez, Francisco J ^a   Madrid, Juan F ^b   Hernández, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fucosidase; Germ cells; N linked oligosaccharides; O linked oligosaccharides; Peptide N glycosidase F; Xenopus embryogenesis; elimination

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1,2 FUCOSIDASE; ALPHA 1,6 FUCOSIDASE; ALPHA LEVO FUCOSIDASE; LECTIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGLYCOSYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; FUCOSYLATION; FUNGUS; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; ASPARAGUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PISUM SATIVUM; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0037310245     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100212     Document Type: Article

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