Subfamily of olfactory receptors characterized by unique structural features and expression patterns

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 465-475

  Kubick, Stefan ^a   Strotmann, Jörg ^a   Andreini, Isabella ^a   Breer, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

E3 loop; Genes; Olfaction; Primary structure; Receptors; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMELLING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030876878     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69020465.x     Document Type: Article

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