Lectin histochemistry of gastrointestinal glycoconjugates in the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 347-357

  Scillitani, Giovanni ^a   Zizza, Sara ^a   Liquori, Giuseppa Esterina ^a   Ferri, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glycoconjugates; Immunohistochemistry; Intestine; Lectin histochemistry; Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Stomach

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

GLYCOCONJUGATES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; LECTIN HISTOCHEMISTRY; RHINOLOPHUS FERRUMEQUINUM; STOMACH;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ALCIAN BLUE; CONCANAVALIN A; DIAMINE; GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONE; IRON; LECTIN; MUCIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; SIALIDASE; SIALOMUCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; BRUNNER GLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; ILEUM; INTESTINE; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PYLORUS; RECTUM; SIALYLATION; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNDUS;

RHINOLOPHUS FERRUMEQUINUM;

EID: 34748847378     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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