High-level expression of the prohormones proenkephalin, pro-neuropeptide Y, proopiomelanocortin, and β-protachykinin for in vitro prohormone processing

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-88

  Hook, Vivian Y H ^d   Moran, Kim ^a   Kannan, Rama ^a   Kohn, Andrea ^a   Lively, Mark O ^b   Azaryan, Anahit ^a   Schiller, Martin ^a   Miller, Kurt ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0031172413     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0715     Document Type: Article

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