RNA and Protein Requirements for Eukaryotic Selenoprotein Synthesis

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 182-189

  Berry, Marla J ^a,b   Martin III, Glover W ^a,b   Low, Susan C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RNA; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; RNA; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEINS;

EID: 0031227781     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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