Molecular cloning of quail thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) β subunit

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 837-840

  Kato, Yukio ^a   Kato, Takako ^a   Tomizawa, Kyoko ^a   Iwasawa, Atsushi ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA; Cloning; Quail; TSH

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUAIL; TELEOST;

EID: 0031428381     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.837     Document Type: Article

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