A novel transmembrane protein with epidermal growth factor and follistatin domains expressed in the hypothalamo-hypophysial axis of Xenopus laevis

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1047-1055

  Eib, Douglas W ^a   Martens, Gerard J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Epidermal growth factor; Follistatin; Hypothalamus; Optic nerve; Pituitary; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLISTATIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029820952     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67031047.x     Document Type: Article

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