Production of proteins in the milk of transgenic livestock: Problems, solutions, and successes

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Colman, Alan ^a  

^a PPL Therapeutics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gene knockout; Transgenic livestock; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; MILK PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

EID: 0029935514     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.4.639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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