The molecular evolution of vertebrate growth hormones: A pattern of near-stasis interrupted by sustained bursts of rapid change

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-100

  Wallis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive molecular evolution; Growth hormone; Placental lactogen; Variable evolutionary rates; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; EVOLUTION; HORMONE ACTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0029778890     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02337353     Document Type: Article

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