Detection of apoptosis-inducing factor in involuting mammary tissue by immunoelectron microscopy

Micron

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-310

  Colitti, M ^a   Musetti, R ^a   Stefanon, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis inducing factor; Cow; Immunogold technique; Mammary gland; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; FLAVOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; UDDER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLAVOPROTEINS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1542350585     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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