Feline leptin: Immunogenic and biological activities of the recombinant protein, and its measurement by ELISA

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1207-1211

  Shibata, Haruki ^a   Sasaki, Noriyasu ^b   Honjoh, Tsutomu ^a   Ohishi, Iwao ^b   Takiguchi, Mitsuyoshi ^c   Ishioka, Katsumi ^c   Ahmed, Mohamed ^c   Soliman, Mohamed ^c   Kimura, Kazuhiro ^c   Saito, Masayuki ^c  

^a 2 1 1 Shimosueyoshi   (Japan)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; Feline; Leptin

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHO CELL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRICETULUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAMSTER; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; OBESITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEPTIN; OBESITY; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 1542573934     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.1207     Document Type: Article

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