Summary
a-albumin, a specific brain protein observed after agar gel electrophoresis and shown to be identical to the later described GFA, has been determined in normal and pathological human central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid.
The outcome of this study underlines the value of the detection of specific proteins of the brain in biological fluids.
Zusammenfassung
a-Albumin, ein spezifisches Gehirnprotein, welches in der Agar-Elektrophorese nachweisbar und identisch mit dem später beschriebenen GFA ist, wurde im normalen und pathologischen zentralen Nervensystem des Patienten und im Liquor bestimmt. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Untersuchung belegen die Wichtigkeit des Nachweises von hirnspezifischen Proteinen in biologischen Flüssigkeiten.
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Lowenthal, A., Noppe, M., Gheuens, J. et al. a-albumin (glial fibrillary acidic protein) in normal and pathological human brain and cerebrospinal fluid. J. Neurol. 219, 87–91 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314391
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