Technical note: A rapid method for quantification of calpain and calpastatin activities in muscle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3225-3229

  Geesink, Geert H ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calpain; Calpastatin; Ion Exchange Chromatography; Muscles

Indexed keywords

OVIS;

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALPAIN; CALPASTATIN; ISOENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CALPAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ISOENZYMES; MUSCLES; SHEEP;

EID: 0033252777     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77123225x     Document Type: Article

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