Tissue and intracellular distribution of rhodanese and mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase in ruminants and birds

Veterinary Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-70

  Al Qarawi, Ali A ^a,b   Mousa, Hassan M ^a   Ali, Badreldin H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

3 mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase; Bird; Camel; Rhodanese; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

3 MERCAPTOPYRUVIC ACID; SULFURTRANSFERASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CATTLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; KIDNEY; LIVER CYTOSOL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; COLUMBA; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0035134556     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2001110     Document Type: Article

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