Identification and distribution of chondroitin sulfate in the three electric organs of the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (L.)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Souza, Maisa L S ^a   Freitas, Cristiano F ^a   Domingos, Maria Aparecida O ^a   Nunes Tavares, Nilson ^a,b   Hasson Voloch, Aida ^a   Nasciutti, Luiz E ^a   Silva, Luiz Claudio F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Centro Universitario Estadual da Zona Oeste UEZO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chondroitin sulfate; Electric eel; Electric organ; Electrophorus electricus (L.); Heparan sulfate; Skin; Sulfated glycosaminoglycan

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARAN SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORUS; ELECTROPLAQUE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS;

EID: 33846597496     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.10.107     Document Type: Article

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