Species-specific albumin in fossil bones from Orce, Granada, Spain

Human Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Lowenstein, J M ^a   Borja, C ^b   Garcia Olivares E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cueva Victoria; ELISA; Fossil proteins; Monoclonal antibodies; RIA; Venta Micena; VM 0

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; EQUIDAE; HOMINIDAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0038592838     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436194     Document Type: Article

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