Characterization of serine palmitoyltransferase in normal human tissues

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 687-696

  Batheja, Ameesha D ^a   Uhlinger, David J ^a   Carton, Jill M ^b   Ho, George ^a   D'Andrea, Michael R ^c  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antibodies; Human tissues; Immunohistochemistry; Serine palmitoyltransferase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE 1; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; COLON MUCOSA; CYTOPLASM; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; LUNG; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037406227     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100514     Document Type: Article

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