A note on langerhans cells in the oesophagus epithelium of domesticated mammals

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-166

  Meyer, W ^a   Hornickel, I ^a   Schoennagel, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; CD207 PROTEIN, MOUSE; COLORING AGENT; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; OSMIUM ZINC IODIDE; T6 ANTIGEN; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CATS; CATTLE; COLORING AGENTS; DOGS; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS; GOATS; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELLS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; RATS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; OVIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 77951705647     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2009.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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