Biological activity of relaxin in porcine milk

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1160, Issue , 2009, Pages 164-168

  Frankshun, Amy Lynn ^a   Ho, Teh Yuan ^a   Steinetz, Bernard G ^b   Bartol, Frank F ^c   Bagnell, Carol A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Immunoreactive; Lactocrine; Milk; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MILK PROTEIN; PIG INSULIN; PROTEIN LGR7; RELAXIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIRTH; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; LACTOCRINE; MILK; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 64549123934     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03822.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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