Secretion of unprocessed human surfactant protein B in milk of transgenic mice

Transgenic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Yarus, Sinai ^a   Greenberg, Norman M ^a   Wei, Yongli ^a   Whitsett, Jeffrey A ^b   Weaver, Timothy E ^b   Rosen, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

mouse; pulmonary surfactant; SP B; transgenic; WAP

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030970789     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018405116406     Document Type: Article

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