Synthesis and secretion of the mouse whey acidic protein in transgenic sheep

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Wall, Robert J ^a   Rexroad Jr , Cairo E ^a   Powell, Anne ^a   Shamay, Avi ^b   McKnight, Robert ^b   Hennighausen, Lothar ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Mammary gland; Transgenic sheep; Whey acidic protein gene

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MILK PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; WHEY ACIDIC PROTEINS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MILK; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; UDDER; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030041191     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01979923     Document Type: Article

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