A comparative electrophoretic analysis of mammalian hair and avian feather proteins

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 367-380

  Khawar, Sitwat Lubna ^a   Watson, Kenneth ^a   Jones, Graham L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feather proteins; Hair proteins; Laser densitometry; Radioactive labelling; SDS electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CAT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DUCK; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEATHER; FLUOROGRAPHY; FOWL; GOAT; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KANGAROO; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RAT; SHEEP; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HAIR; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIS CATUS; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0030968035     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(96)00081-7     Document Type: Article

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