Immunohistochemical localization of galectin-3 in the reproductive organs of the cow

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-480

  Kim, Mia ^a   Kim, Seungjoon ^a   Kim, Hwanglyong ^a   Kim, Heechul ^a   Joo, Hong Gu ^a   Shin, Taekyun ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervix; Cow; Galectin 3; Immunohistochemistry; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COW; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; UTERINE CERVIX; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CERVIX UTERI; CORPUS LUTEUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GALECTIN 3; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; OVARY; OVIDUCTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERUS;

EID: 55549091402     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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