The 66-kDa neurofilament protein (NF-66): Sequence analysis and evolution

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-455

  Chan, S O ^a   Chiu, F C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; evolution; intermediate filaments; neurofilaments

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0030008755     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02527709     Document Type: Article

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