Age-related changes of the ganglioside long-chain base composition in rat cerebellum

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Valsecchi, Manuela ^a   Palestini, Paola ^a   Chigorno, Vanna ^a   Sonnino, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD18 ANTIGEN; GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030021262     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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