Direct radiation damage is confined to a single polypeptide in rabbit immunoglobulin G

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2781-2785

  Miller, J H ^a   Draper, L R ^b   Kempner, E S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN STRUCTURE; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION INJURY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037378529     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75082-6     Document Type: Article

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