Recent advances in the biochemical and molecular biological basis of cystinuria

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1907-1912

  Gitomer, William L ^a   Pak, Charles Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biochemistry; cystinuria; molecular biology

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTINE;

CYSTINURIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 0029861168     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65389-8     Document Type: Review

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