Presence of a fatty acid-binding protein in the armadillo Harderian gland

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 465-473

  Cavagnari, Brian M ^a   Córdoba, Osvaldo L ^b   Veerkamp, Jacques H ^c   Santomé, José A ^a   Affanni, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Fac Cie Nat Univ Nac la Chubue   (Argentina)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Armadillo; Fatty acid binding protein; Harderian gland

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTISERUM; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; HARDERIAN GLAND; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYELIN P2 PROTEIN; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; CHAETOPHRACTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0345698796     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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