Mammalian-cell-produced neurturin (NTN) is more potent than purified Escherichia coli-produced NTN

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 189-193

  Hoane, Michael R ^a   Puri, Kamal D ^a   Xu, Lei ^a   Stabila, Paul F ^a   Zhao, Hongmei ^a   Gulwadi, Amit G ^a   Phillips, Heidi S ^b   Devaux, Brigitte ^b   Lindner, Mark D ^a   Tao, Weng ^a  

^a CytoTherapeutics Incorporated   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Delivery; Neurturin

Indexed keywords

NEURTURIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAMSTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0034033525     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7311     Document Type: Article

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