Molecular cloning and expression of the KIF3A gene in the frog brain and testis

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 917-921

  Nakajima, Takeshi ^a   Miura, Ikuo ^a   Kashiwagi, Akihiko ^a   Nakamura, Masahisa ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ECHINOIDEA; EUKARYOTA; RANA RUGOSA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KIF3A PROTEIN, MOUSE; KINESIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FROG; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TESTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; KINESIN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANIDAE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTIS;

EID: 0031302807     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.917     Document Type: Article

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