Presence of Putative Histidine-Rich Proteins in the Amphibian Epidermis

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-117

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Spisni, Enzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA;

HISTIDINE RICH PROTEINS; HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEINS; KERATIN; PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; FROG; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BUFONIDAE; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RANIDAE;

EID: 0041310273     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10232     Document Type: Article

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