Glycoconjugate histochemistry of the digestive tract of Triturus carnifex (Amphibia, Caudata)

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Liquori, Giuseppa Esterina ^a   Mastrodonato, Maria ^a   Zizza, Sara ^a   Ferri, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestive tract; Glycoconjugate histochemistry; Lectins; Triturus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CELLULASE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSYLGALACTOSE; GLYCAN; GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; OLIGOMER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GOBLET CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; STOMACH GLAND; STOMACH MUCOSA; SULFATION;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; TRITURUS;

AMPHIBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAUDATA; TRITURUS; TRITURUS CARNIFEX;

EID: 34250791773     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-007-9087-4     Document Type: Article

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