The structural organisation of LAMA4, the gene encoding laminin α4

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-23

  Richards, Allan ^a,b   Luccarini, Craig ^a,b   Pope, F Michael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene structure; Laminin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LAMININ;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030848172     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00015.x     Document Type: Article

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