Fetomaternal glycosylation of early placentation events in the African elephant Loxodonta africana

Placenta

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-320

  Jones, Carolyn J P ^a   Wooding, F B P ^b   Mathias, S S ^b   Allen, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LECTIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PROLIFERATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GLYCOSYLATION; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 1942423579     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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