Human COL6A1: Genomic characterization of the globular domains, structural and evolutionary comparison with COL6A2

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 342-345

  Trikka, D ^a   Davis, T ^a   Lapenta, V ^b   Brahe, C ^b   Kessling, A M ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXON; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COLLAGEN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0031133949     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003359900436     Document Type: Article

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