Expression study of survival motor neuron gene in human fetal tissues

Biochemical and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Novelli, G ^a,g   Calza L ^b,c   Amicucci, P ^a   Giardino, L ^d   Pozza, M ^b   Silani, V ^d   Pizzuti, A ^d   Gennarelli, M ^a   Piombo, G ^e   Capon, F ^a   Dallapiccola, B ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b HESPERIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale CSS IRCCS   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTONEURON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031171211     PISSN: 10773150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2590     Document Type: Article

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