Structural and histological characterization of oviductal magnum and lectin-binding patterns in Gallus domesticus

Table 2 Summary of lectin-binding patterns in the juvenile and adult oviductal magnum

Lectin	Source of Lectin	Specific Residues	Juvenile Oviduct		Adult Oviduct
			Epithelium	Stroma	Epithelium	Tubular Gland
ConA	Canavalia ensiformis	Mannosyl, glucosyl	+++	++	+	+++
HPA	Helix pomatia	N-acetylgalactosaminyl	+/-	+/-	+++	+/-
WFA	Wisteria floribunda	N-acetylgalactosaminyl	+++	+/-	+++	+
PNA	Arachis hypogea	Galactosyl	+/-	+/-	+++	+/-
UEA-1	Ulex europaeus-1	Fucosyl	+/-	+/-	+	+
WGA	Triticum vulgaris	N-acetylglucosaminyl, sialic acid	+++	+++	+++	+++

ConA, concanavalin A; HPA, Helix pomatia agglutinin; WFA, Wisteria floribunda agglutinin; PNA, peanut agglutinin; UEA-1, Ulex europaeus aggulutinin-1; WGA, wheat germ agglutinin

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