Purification of Tubulin from Porcine Brain

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 777, Issue , 2011, Pages 15-28

  Gell, Christopher ^a   Friel, Claire T ^b   Borgonovo, Barbara ^a   Drechsel, David N ^a   Hyman, Anthony A ^a   Howard, Jonathon ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microtubules; Phosphocellulose; Porcine brain; Purification; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; SWINE; TUBULIN;

SUS;

EID: 79960918056     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-252-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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