Lectin Binding Sites in the Vomeronasal Organ and the Olfactory Epithelium of the Tree Shrew Tupaia belangeri

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-487

  Malz, Cordula R ^a   Schwaktz, P ^a   Kuhn, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lectin histochemistry; Olfactory epithelium; Pregnancy; Tupaia belangeri; Vomeronasal epithelium

Indexed keywords

DOLICHOS BIFLORUS AGGLUTININ; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA LECTINS; LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; ULEX EUROPAEUS LECTINS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; NERVE FIBER; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PREGNANCY; SCANDENTIA; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITES; FEMALE; LECTINS; MICROVILLI; NERVE FIBERS; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; PLANT LECTINS; PREGNANCY; TUPAIA; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0347174729     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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