Galectin-1 from bovine spleen: Biochemical characterization, carbohydrate specificity and tissue-specific isoform profiles

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1007-1019

  Ahmed, Hafiz ^a   Fink, Nilda E ^a,c   Pohl, Jan ^b   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bovine spleen; Carbohydrate specificity; Conserved CRD; Galectin 1; Isoform

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GALECTIN; HISTIDINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HEART; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029837593     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021493     Document Type: Article

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