Multiplex western blotting system for the analysis of muscular dystrophy proteins

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1017-1022

  Anderson, Louise V B ^a   Davison, Keith ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHALIN; CALPAIN; CAVEOLIN; DYSTROPHIN; EMERIN; LAMININ; MEROSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PLECTIN; SARCOGLYCAN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXTRACTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032929386     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65354-0     Document Type: Article

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