Fluorescence visualization of branchial collagen columns embraced by pillar cells

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Kudo, Hisayuki ^a   Kato, Akira ^a   Hirose, Shigehisa ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen column; Extracellular matrix; Gill lamella; Lectin histochemistry; Pillar cell; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; LECTIN; MANNOSIDE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EEL; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE HISTOCHEMISTRY; GILL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STAINING;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; EELS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FROZEN SECTIONS; GILLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845955241     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.6A7047.2006     Document Type: Article

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