Eukaryotic protein glycosylation: a primer for histochemists and cell biologists

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 119-147

  Corfield, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eukaryocyte; Glycans; Glycoprotein; Glycosylation; Histochemistry; Mucin

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 16; MUCIN 19; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 5AC; MUCIN 5B; MUCIN 6; MUCIN 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GLYCOBIOLOGY; GLYCOCALYX; GOBLET CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COLON; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL BIOLOGY; COLON; EUKARYOTA; GLYCOSYLATION; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

EID: 85007228701     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-016-1526-4     Document Type: Review

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