Biochemical characterization of human umbilical vein endothelial cell membrane bound acetylcholinesterase

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 5584-5594

  Carvalho, A Filomena ^a   Graça, Luis M ^b   Martins Silva, João ^a   Saldanha, Carlota ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biochemical characterization; Cellular membrane; Human endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 27644524462     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04953.x     Document Type: Article

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