Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific to lactotriaosylceramide

Hirofumi Nozaki, Mayumi Yanagida, Ken-ichi Koide, Kazusa Shiotani, Mikio Kinoshita, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi, Shinobu Watarai, Kazuo Nakamura, Akemi Suzuki, Toshio Ariga, and Yasunori Kushi Department of Agriculture and Life Science, and Department of Veterinary Pathology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan; Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan; Division of Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan; Institute of Glycoscience, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan; Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA; and Department of Materials and Applied Science, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8308, Japan