A study on the presence of ferritin-binding proteins in fetal horse plasma

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Hashimoto, Masafumi ^a   Nambo, Yasuo ^b   Kondo, Takashi ^b   Watanabe, Kiyotaka ^a   Orino, Koichi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult horse; Autoantibody; Ferritin; Ferritin binding protein; Fetal horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955929629     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.22.1     Document Type: Article

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