Biochemical and physiological properties of pedicellarial lectins from the toxopneustid sea urchins

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-308

  Nakagawa, H ^a   Yamaguchi, C ^a   Sakai, H ^a   Kanemaru, K ^a   Hayashi, H ^a   Araki, Y ^b   Tomihara, Y ^c   Shinohara, M ^d   Ohura, K ^d   Kitagawa, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (Japan)

^c Okayama Prefectural University   (Japan)

^d OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIPPON BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; RAT; SEA URCHIN; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AGGLUTINATION; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; LECTINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICE; MITOGENS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEA URCHINS; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPNEUSTES PILEOLUS; TOXOPNEUSTIDAE; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

EID: 0033212990     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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