Cloning the bovine Na+/myo-inositol cotransporter gene and characterization of an osmotic responsive promoter

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-363

  Zhou, Cheng ^a   Cammarata, Patrick R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine Na+ myo inositol cotransporter gene; Hypertonic responsive promoter; Osmotic response element

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENE LOCATION; LENS EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

EID: 0030848448     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0335     Document Type: Article

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