Human leptin forms complexes with α2-macroglobulin which are recognized by the α2-macroglobulin receptor/low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-230

  Birkenmeier, Gerd ^a   Kämpfer, Ingrid ^a   Kratzsch, Jürgen ^a   Schellenberger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BINDING PROTEIN; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOTOPE LABELING; PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031818785     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1390224     Document Type: Article

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