Surface glycoconjugates in the olfactory system of Ambystoma mexicanum

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-305

  Franceschini, Valeria ^a,b   Lazzari, Maurizio ^a   Ciani, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Department of Biology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Histochemistry; Lectin binding; Olfactory neurons; Urodela

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY MUCOSA;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA;

EID: 0038322045     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10088     Document Type: Article

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