Immunocytochemical localization of MG1 mucin in human bulbourethral glands

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Piludu, Marcu ^a,c   Hand, A R ^b   Cossu, M ^a   Piras, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Dipartimento di Citomorfologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulbourethral gland; Immunohistochemistry; Mucins

Indexed keywords

CACODYLIC ACID; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MUCIN; MUCIN MG1; MUCIN MG2; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUCOUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCIN-5B;

CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58149337341     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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