Characterization of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins extracted from zebu (Bos indicus) placentas removed at different gestational periods

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-241

  Sousa, Noelita Melo ^a   Remy, Benoit ^a   El Amiri, Bouchra ^a   De Figueiredo, José Ricardo ^a   Banga Mboko, Henri ^a   Dias Gonçalves, Paulo Bayard ^a   Beckers, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

N terminal microsequencing; Placenta; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Purification; Zebu

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANION; CATION; ISOPROTEIN; PEPSTATIN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BOS INDICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBU;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0036588519     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2002021     Document Type: Article

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