Evidence for Cu(I) clusters and Zn(II) clusters in neuronal growth- inhibitory factor isolated from bovine brain

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 698-705

  Bogumil, Ralf ^a   Faller, Peter ^a   Pountney, Dean L ^a   Vašák, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; copper(I) luminescence; copper(I) thiolate cluster; growth inhibitory factor; metallothionein

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; GROWTH INHIBITOR; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030037221     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0698w.x     Document Type: Article

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