Expression of a bovine β-casein/human lysozyme fusion gene in the mammary gland of transgenic mice

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 413-417

  Lee, Woon Kyu ^a,d   Kim, Sun Jung ^a   Hong, Seungbeom ^b   Lee, Tae Hoon ^a   Han, Yong Mahn ^a   Yoo, Ook Joon ^b   Im, Kyung Soon ^c   Lee, Kyung Kwang ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bovine casein; Human lysozyme; Mammary gland; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006922793     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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