Detection of endogenous biotin in various tissues: Novel functions in the hippocampus and implications for its use in avidin-biotin technology

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 511-516

  Wang, Hui ^a   Pevsner, Jonathan ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Bioassay; Biochemistry; Cell biology; Diagnosis; Molecular biology; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CARBOXYLASE; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0033013480     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051311     Document Type: Article

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