Quantifying Immunogold Localization Patterns on Electron Microscopic Thin Sections of Placenta: Recent Developments

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 565-570

  Mayhew, T M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVEOLIN 1; COLLOIDAL GOLD; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST;

CAVEOLIN 1; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 1; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTOMY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 67349219376     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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