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AEQUORINE [1 record]

Record 1 1992-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A protein extracted from the jellyfish Aequorea aequorea which exhibits luminescence in the presence of calcium ions. When aequorin is injected into cells, the degree of luminescence indicates the amount of available calcium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
OBS

L'aequorine est une substance qui devient fluorescente en présence de calcium.

Spanish

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