Quantitative analysis of prion protein by immunoblotting

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 288-291

  Takekida, Kaori ^a   Kikuchi, Yutaka ^b   Yamazaki, Takeshi ^b   Horiuchi, Motohiro ^c   Kakeya, Tomoshi ^b   Shinagawa, Morikazu ^c   Takatori, Kosuke ^b   Tanimura, Akio ^a   Tanamoto, Ken Ichi ^b   Sawada, Jun Ichi ^b  

^a SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Immunoblotting; Prion protein; PrP; Quantification

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDASE; PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COW; DENSITOMETRY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0009879862     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.288     Document Type: Article

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