Tissue distribution of the secretory protein, SPLUNC1, in the human fetus

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 315-324

  Zhou, Hou De ^a   Fan, Song Qin ^a   Zhao, Jin ^a   Huang, Dong Hai ^b   Zhou, Ming ^a   Liu, Hua Ying ^a   Zeng, Zhao Yang ^a   Yang, Yi Xing ^a   Huang, He ^a   Li, Xiao Ling ^a   Shen, Shou Rong ^a   Li, Gui Yuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epithelial; Expression pattern; Secretory protein; SPLUNC1

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SHORT PALATE LUNG AND NASAL EPITHELIUM CLONE 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EMBRYO; FETUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL FLUID; LIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VALIDATION STUDY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BASE SEQUENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; EYE; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 32444433659     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0070-4     Document Type: Article

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