Analysis of mRNA levels for developmentally regulated prespore specific glutamine synthetase in Dictyostelium discoideum

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 617-624

  Dunbar, Andrew J ^a,b   Wheldrake, John F ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Div of Hlth Sciences and Nutrition   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dictyostelium discoideum; Gene; Glutamine synthetase; Messenger ribonucleic acid

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030886903     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1997.t01-4-00009.x     Document Type: Article

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