Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the neurotrophins from monotremes and marsupials

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-321

  Kullander, Klas ^a   Carlson, Barbro ^a   Hallböök, Finn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Mammal; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophin 3; Parsimony analysis; Phylogeny; Placentals; Prototheria

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MAMMALS; MARSUPIALIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOTREMATA; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AVES; DASYUROMORPHIA; DIPROTODONTIA; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; NOTORYCTEMORPHIA; PERAMELEMORPHIA; PROTOTHERIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0030870093     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006235     Document Type: Article

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