Isolation and partial characterization of proteins involved in maternal transfer of selenium in the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1864-1867

  Unrine, Jason M ^a   Jackson, Brian P ^b   Hopkins, William A ^c   Romanek, Christopher ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Maternal transfer; Sceloporus occidentalis; Selenium; Size exclusion chromatography

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; SELENIUM; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL TRANSFER; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS;

PROTEINS;

ALBUMIN; EGG PROTEIN; LIPOVITELLIN; SELENIUM; SELENOMETHIONINE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROKINESIS; LIZARD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PROTEIN; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LIZARDS; MOTHERS; REPTILIAN PROTEINS; SELENIUM; SELENOPROTEINS;

SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750557285     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-598R.1     Document Type: Article

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