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Abstract
Proteins which are involved in the phenomenon of light emission in living systems. Included are the enzymatic and non-enzymatic types of system with or without the presence of oxygen or co-factors.
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- Bioluminescent Protein
- Bioluminescent Proteins
- Luminescent Protein
- Photoprotein
- Photoproteins
- Protein, Bioluminescent
- Protein, Luminescent
- Proteins, Bioluminescent
- Proteins, Luminescent
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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- Luminescence (1966-1978)
- Proteins (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Luminescent Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008164. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008164
- Luminescent Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76506118