The evolution of lenticular proteins: The β- and γ-crystallin super gene family

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 47-76

  Lubsen, N H ^a   Aarts, H J M ^a   Schoenmakers, J G G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLINS; DNA; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024218965     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0079-6107(88)90010-7     Document Type: Review

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