Immunochemical characterization of brain and pineal tryptophan hydroxylase

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 489-497

  Chung, Young In ^b,c   Park, Dong Hwa ^a   Kim, Myoungsoon ^a   Baker, Harriet ^a   Joh, Tong Hyup ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunochemistry; Pineal Body; Raphe Nuclei; Recombinant; Tryptophan Hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CROSS REACTION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PINEAL BODY; RABBIT; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PINEAL GLAND; RABBITS; RATS; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0035434749     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.4.489     Document Type: Article

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