Identification of proteinaceous material in the bone of the dinosaur Iguanodon

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 41-46

  Embery, Graham ^a   Milner, Angela C ^b   Waddington, Rachel J ^c   Hall, Rachel C ^a   Langley, Martin S ^c   Milan, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Dinosaur; Iguanodon; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CYSTATIN; HYALURONIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEOGLYCAN; SERINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE TISSUE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOSAUR; ELUTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RIB; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; IGUANODON; MYA;

EID: 12244278247     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200390152070     Document Type: Article

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