The Ductus epididymis of the Alpaca: Immunohistochemical and lectin histochemical study

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-294

  Parillo, F ^a   Verini Supplizi, A ^b   MacRi D ^c   Catone, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim D   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CARBOHYDRATE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; KERATIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOTINYLATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BIOTINYLATION; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATES; EPIDIDYMIS; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LECTINS; MALE; MANNOSE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NEURAMINIDASE;

LAMA PACOS;

EID: 62549143113     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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