Genomic organization and expression of the human MSH3 gene

Genomics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-318

  Watanabe, Atsushi ^a   Ikejima, Miyoko ^a   Suzuki, Noriko ^a   Shimada, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; GUANINE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYADENYLATED RNA; THYMINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030044804     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0053     Document Type: Article

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