Stains
Lectins
Copyright: 2003-2015, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Lectin[title]
Lectins
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 6 March 2019
Copyright: 2003-2015, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Lectin[title]
Table of Contents
Definition / generalCite this page: Pernick N. Lectins. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainslectins.html. Accessed June 2nd, 2020.
Definition / general
- Plant derived proteins that bind specifically to carbohydrate groups acting as lectin receptors
- Ulex europeaus lectin combines with H antigen that corresponds to O blood group
