Immunological characterization of a newly developed antibody for localization of a beta-keratin in turtle epidermis

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 308, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-208

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTISERUM; BETA KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BETA-KERATINS; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES;

AVES; RATTUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34147174306     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21138     Document Type: Article

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