Reversible sedimentation and masking of nerve growth factor (NGF) antigen by high molecular weight fractions from rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 772, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Hoener, Marius C ^a   Varon, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Gel filtration; High molecular weight molecule; Nerve growth factor; Rat brain; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BRAIN; CENTRIFUGATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0030775957     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00745-2     Document Type: Article

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