Differential expression of the UGT1A locus in human liver, biliary, and gastric tissue: Identification of UGT1A7 and UGT1A10 transcripts in extrahepatic tissue

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-220

  Strassburg, Christian P ^a   Oldhafer, Karl ^b   Manns, Michael P ^b   Tukey, Robert H ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GLUCURONIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH;

EID: 0030800075     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.52.2.212     Document Type: Article

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