- protein electrophoresis
- see serum protein e. and urine protein e.
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protein electrophoresis
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Protein electrophoresis — In chemistry and medicine, protein electrophoresis (a.k.a. Immunoelectrophoresis) is a method of analysing a mixture of proteins by means of gel electrophoresis, mainly in blood serum (blood plasma is not suitable). Before the widespread use of… … Wikipedia
Serum protein electrophoresis — (SPEP) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. Blood must first be collected, usually into an airtight vial or syringe. Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique where the blood serum (the fluid portion … Wikipedia
Protein (disambiguation) — Protein is a class of biomolecules composed of amino acid chains.Protein may also refer to:Biochemistry* Antifreeze protein, class of polypeptides produced by certain fish, vertebrates, plants, fungi and bacteria * Conjugated protein, protein… … Wikipedia
Electrophoresis (disambiguation) — Electrophoresis is both a phenomenon and a technique used in many scientific disciplines. Interface and Colloid ScienceElectrophoresis is the most known effect from electrokinetic phenomena. It is a motion of dispersed particles relative to a… … Wikipedia
Electrophoresis — is the most well known electrokinetic phenomenon. It was discovered by Reuss in 1809. [Reuss, F.F. Mem.Soc.Imperiale Naturalistes de Moscow , 2, 327 1809] He observed that clay particles dispersed in water migrate under influence of an applied… … Wikipedia
Protein fingerprinting — can refer to any of the several methods for identifying or differentiating proteins: *Peptide mass fingerprinting, a method developed in 1993 that uses protein mass spectrometry following SDS PAGE *Older techniques using two dimensional… … Wikipedia
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
Protein purification — is a series of processes intended to isolate a single type of protein from a complex mixture. Protein purification is vital for the characterisation of the function, structure and interactions of the protein of interest. The starting material is… … Wikipedia
Protein methods — are the techniques used to study proteins.List of Protein MethodsThere are genetic methods for studying proteins, methods for detecting proteins, methods for isolating and purifying proteins and other methods for characterizing the structure and… … Wikipedia
electrophoresis — n. 1. (Chem.) the motion of charged molecules or particles in a liquid medium under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge move toward the cathode and negative to the anode. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: cataphoresis.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
