Protein location and elemental composition of urine spheres in different avian species

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 579-587

  Casotti, Giovanni ^a   Braun, Eldon J ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREEZE FRACTURE; METABOLISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FREEZE FRACTURING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEINS; URINE;

EID: 3442895652     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.85     Document Type: Article

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