Significance of system L amino acid transporter 1 (LAT-1) and 4F2 heavy chain (4F2hc) expression in human developing intestines

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 73-81

  Ohno, Chikara ^a   Nakanishi, Yohko ^a   Honma, Taku ^a,b   Henmi, Akihiro ^a   Sugitani, Masahiko ^a,b   Kanai, Yoshikatsu ^c   Nemoto, Norimichi ^a,b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human intestine; Immunohistochemistry; LAT 1; System L amino acid transporter

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650601023     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.09010     Document Type: Article

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