Species-specific proteins in fossils (original) (raw)

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With a solid-phase radioimmunoassay it has been possible to detect species-specific collagen and albumin in fossils as old as 1.9 million years. This technique may provide new data on the genetic relations of fossil species to each other and to living forms.

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1. University of California, 94143, San Francisco, California
   Jerold M. Lowenstein

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This rersearch was supported by the L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, the Wenner Gren Foundation, and the University of California, San Francisco.

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Lowenstein, J.M. Species-specific proteins in fossils.Naturwissenschaften 67, 343–346 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01106588

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• Received: 15 October 1979
• Issue date: July 1980
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01106588

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