Detection of specific protein bands with melatonin-like immunoreactivity in different cell lines and human brain regions

IUBMB Life

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Lahiri, Debomoy K ^a   Davis, Dawn ^a   Nurnberger Jr , John I ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding proteins; Glial cells; Human brain; Melatonin; Melatonin like immunoreactivity; Neuronal cells; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL LINE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MELATONIN; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PC12 CELLS; RATS; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032744793     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152165499307530     Document Type: Article

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