Sheep intelectin-2 co-purifies with the mucin Muc5ac from gastric mucus

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Pemberton, Alan D ^a   Verdon, Bernard ^b   Inglis, Neil F ^c   Pearson, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abomasum; Gastric mucus; Intelectin; Mucin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GALECTIN 4; GASTROKINE; INTELECTIN 2; LECTIN; LYSOZYME; LYSOZYME 4A; MUCIN 5AC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEOMICS; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STOMACH MUCUS;

ANIMALS; LECTINS; MUCIN 5AC; MUCUS; SHEEP; STOMACH;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80555135411     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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