Aspects of glycoconjugate production and lysozyme- and defensins-expression of the ceruminous glands of the horse (Equus przewalskii f. dom.)

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Yasui, Tadashi ^a   Tsukise, Azuma ^a   Fukui, Kousuke ^a   Kuwahara, Yasushi ^a   Meyer, Wilfried ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial substances; Ceruminous gland; Complex glycoconjugates; Horse; Skin defense

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LYSOZYME; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CERUMINOUS GLAND; EXOCRINE GLAND; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEBACEOUS GLAND;

ANIMALS; APOCRINE GLANDS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CERUMEN; DEFENSINS; EAR CANAL; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HORSES; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN BINDING;

EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 30344451370     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: 17444241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243860500202507     Document Type: Article

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