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Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent.

Publication Details

J. biol. Chem. , 193, 265-275. 1951 CE.

The Lowry protein assay, a biochemical assay for determining the total level of protein in a solution.  As of 2015 this paper was considered the most highly-cited paper in the scientific literature with over 310,000 citations. Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link.

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Entry Number#13723
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16007
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External URLprotein-measurement-with-the-folin-phenol-reagent