An unprocessed pseudogene of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in human

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 294-300

  Park, Chang Shin ^a   Lee, Hyun Sil ^b   Lee, Hei Yung ^c   Krishna, Gopal ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

FISH; Human; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Unprocessed pseudogene

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME 17Q; ENZYME INDUCTION; EXON; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOGENE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 0031407432     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1997.0138     Document Type: Article

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