Expression of meltrin-α mRNA is not restricted to fusagenic cells

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 136-142

  Harris, Heather A ^a   Murrills, Richard J ^a   Komm, Barry S ^a  

^a WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAM; Cell fusion; Meltrin ; Osteoblast

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MELTRIN ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL FUSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OSTEOBLASTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RNA, COMPLEMENTARY; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030883528     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19971001)67:1<136::AID-JCB14>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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