Antibody raised to AKAAAKAAAKA sequence on tropoelastin recognizes tropoelastin but not mature crosslinked elastin: A new tool in metabolic and structural studies of elastogenesis

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-282

  Starcher, Barry ^a   Conrad, Nicole ^a   Hinek, Aleksander ^c   Hill, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antibody; Copper deficiency; Immunochemistry; Tropoelastin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032759749     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008209909000705     Document Type: Article

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