Neuraminidase assay in cultured human fibroblasts: In situ versus in vitro procedures

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Beck, M ^a   Scheuring, E ^a   Voelter, H U ^b   Brandt, J ^a   Harzer, K ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galactosialidosis; I cell disease; In situ method; Mucolipidosis; Neuraminidase; Sialidosis

Indexed keywords

SIALIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030606678     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06304-8     Document Type: Article

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