Immunohistochemical analysis of secretoglobin SCGB 2A1 expression in human ocular glands and tissues

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Stoeckelhuber, Mechthild ^a   Messmer, Elisabeth M ^a   Schmidt, Corina ^a   Xiao, Fei ^b   Schubert, Christoph ^c   Klug, Jörg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Institute of Dermatopathology   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen control; Lipophilin C; Ocular glands; Secretoglobin SCGB 2A1

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; SECRETOGLOBIN 2A1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINIZATION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AGED; ANDROGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EPITHELIUM; EXOCRINE GLANDS; EYE; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MYELIN PROTEINS; ORBIT; PROTEOLIPIDS; TEARS; UTEROGLOBIN;

EID: 33745057501     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0137-2     Document Type: Article

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