Lectin binding in normal, keratoconus and cross-linked human corneas

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-316

  Mencucci, Rita ^a   Marini, Mirca ^a   Gheri, Gherardo ^a   Vichi, Debora ^a   Sarchielli, Erica ^a   Bonaccini, Laura ^a   Ambrosini, Stefano ^a   Zappoli Thyrion, Giorgia D ^a   Paladini, Iacopo ^a   Vannelli, Gabriella B ^a   Sgambati, Eleonora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cornea; Cross linking treatment; Human; Keratoconus; Lectins; Sugar residues

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; FUCOSE; LECTIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; SIALIC ACID; SOYBEAN AGGLUTININ; ULEX EUROPAEUS AGGLUTININ; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CROSS LINKING; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; LECTIN BINDING;

CARBOHYDRATES; CORNEA; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; LECTINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 79952007973     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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