Unique recognition of activin and inhibin by polyclonal antibodies to inhibin subunits

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 953-960

  Funaba, Masayuki ^a,b   Murata, Takuya ^a   Fujimura, Hisako ^a   Murata, Eri ^a   Abe, Matanobu ^b   Takahashi, Michio ^c   Torii, Kunio ^a,d  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; Follistatin; Inhibin; Polyclonal antibodies; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOSIDASE; INHIBIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029984011     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021335     Document Type: Article

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