Visualisation of lectin binding sites on the surface of human platelets using lectins adsorbed to gold granules.
Washed human platelets have been incubated with the lectins WGA, ConA and RCA1, adsorbed to different-sized gold particles. Plasma membrane receptors for each lectin were then located by scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
D000327:Adsorption; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen / Q000032:analysis*
D011975:Receptors, Mitogen; D006046:Gold