Immunohistochemical localization of galectin-3 in the pig retina during postnatal development

Molecular Vision

Volumn 15, Issue , 2009, Pages 1971-1976

  Kim, Jihoon ^a   Moon, Changjong ^b   Ahn, Meejung ^a   Joo, Hong Gu ^a   Jin, Jae Kwang ^c   Shin, Taekyun ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GALECTIN 3; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETINA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 70349656413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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