Sensitive detection of metallothioneins-1, -2 and -3 in tissue homogenates by immunoblotting: A method for enhanced membrane transfer and retention

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Mizzen, Craig A ^a   Cartel, Nicholas J ^a   Yu, Wai Haung ^a   Fraser, Paul E ^a   McLachlan, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Calcium; Glutaraldehyde; Growth inhibitory factor; Immunoblotting; Metallothionein; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0029890656     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-022X(95)00044-R     Document Type: Article

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