Structure of aromatase mRNA in the rat brain

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 381-385

  Kato, Junzo ^a,b   Yamada Mouri, Naoko ^b   Hirata, Shuji ^b  

^a Dept of Culture and Info F   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031126177     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00230-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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