Molecular cloning of the gene for mouse leukotriene-C4 synthase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 807-813

  Penrose, John F ^a,b,c   Baldasaro, Mathew H ^a   Webster, Matthew ^a   Xu, Kongyi ^a   Austen, K Frank ^a,b   Lam, Bing K ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloning; Enzyme; Gene; Leukotriene; Mouse

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 0030794765     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00807.x     Document Type: Review

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