Phosphorylated human lectin galectin-3: Analysis of ligand binding by histochemical monitoring of normal/malignant squamous epithelia and by isothermal titration calorimetry

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-75

  Szabo, P ^a   Dam, T K ^b   Smetana Jr, K ^a   Dvorankova B ^a   Kubler D ^c   Brewer, C F ^b   Gabius, H J ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALORIMETRY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GALECTIN 3; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 58449107116     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2008.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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