Thymic epithelial cells synthesize a heparan sulfate with a highly sulfated region

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-62

  Werneck, Claudio C ^a   Oliveira Dos Santos, Antonio J ^b   Silva, Luiz Claudio F ^a   Villa Verde, Dea M S ^b   Savino, Wilson ^b   Mourão, Paulo A S ^a,c  

^a Hospital Universitario   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARAN SULFATE; HEPARITINASE; SODIUM SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; SULFATION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3743121691     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4652(199901)178:1<51::AID-JCP7>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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