Electron microscopic detection of statherin in secretory granules of human major salivary glands

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 664-668

  Isola, Michela ^a   Cabras, T ^a   Inzitari, R ^b   Lantini, M S ^a   Proto, E ^c   Cossu, M ^a   Riva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human salivary glands; Immunogold; Secretory granules; Statherin

Indexed keywords

STATHERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETORY GRANULE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SECRETORY VESICLES; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 42649124623     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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