Function switching as a basis for bursts of rapid change during the evolution of pituitary growth hormone

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 348-350

  Wallis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Function switching; Growth hormone; Variable evolutionary rates

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GROWTH HORMONE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031034543     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013142     Document Type: Article

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