Fluorometric study of the isoform difference of mammalian metallothionein

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-253

  Tie, Jian Ke ^a   Li, Ling Yuan ^a   Ru, Bing Gen ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluorescence property; Isoform difference; Metallothionein; Structure and function

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN VARIANT; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHELATING AGENTS; FLUOROMETRY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEDGEHOGS; ISOENZYMES; METALLOTHIONEIN; PENTETIC ACID; PROTONS; RABBITS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TITRIMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0030607678     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(96)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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