ε(γ-Glutamyl)lysine crosslinks are concentrated in a non-collagenous microfibrillar fraction of cartilage

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-91

  Michael Bowness, J ^a   Tarr, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crosslinks; Microfibrils; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDE; EPSILON (GAMMA GLUTAMYL) LYSINE; EPSILON-(GAMMA-GLUTAMYL)-LYSINE; FIBRILLIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; RABBIT; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; DIPEPTIDES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RABBITS; SOLUBILITY; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 28444476698     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-060     Document Type: Article

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