Immunohistochemical and lectin histochemical analysis of the alpaca efferent ducts

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Parillo, Francesco ^a   Magi, G E ^a   Diverio, S ^b   Catone, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Cytokeratins; Efferent ductules; Lectins

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKERATIN 13; CYTOKERATIN ANTIBODY; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN DBA; PROTEIN ECA; PROTEIN GSA IB4; PROTEIN GSA II; PROTEIN LTA; PROTEIN MAL II; PROTEIN PNA; PROTEIN SBA; PROTEIN SNA; PROTEIN UEA I; PROTEIN WGA; SIALIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLYCOCONJUGATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTIODACTYLA; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METABOLISM; RETE TESTIS;

LAMA PACOS;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MALE; RETE TESTIS;

EID: 60549099779     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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