The complete cDNA sequence of laminin α4 and its relationship to the other human laminin α chains

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 813-821

  Richards, Allan ^a,b   Al Imara, Lamya ^d   Pope, F Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC Clinical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

basement membrane; cDNA; laminin

Indexed keywords

LAMININ;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME 6Q; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

EID: 0030018816     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0813w.x     Document Type: Article

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