Intact growth factors are conserved in the extracellular matrix of ancient human bone and teeth: A storehouse for the study of human evolution in health and disease

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 386, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 767-776

  Schmidt Schultz, Tyede H ^a   Schultz, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 D electrophoresis; Ancient bone and teeth; Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP 2); Human evolution; Insulin growth factor II (IGF II); Transforming growth factor (TGF )

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; GROWTH FACTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SILVER STAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; DENTIN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EVOLUTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FOSSILS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 26844576775     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14316730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2005.090     Document Type: Article

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