Glycoconjugates within the oviduct and their functional significance with special reference to marsupials

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-132

  Chapman, Jamie A ^a   Chuah, Meng Inn ^b   Breed, William G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilisation; Glycoconjugates; Marsupial; Oviduct; Oviductin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MARSUPIALIA; OVIDUCTS;

EUTHERIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 74749091895     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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