Molecular characterization of the gene for human cartilage gp-39 (CHI3L1), a member of the chitinase protein family and marker for late stages of macrophage differentiation

Genomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-225

  Rehli, M ^a,b   Krause, S W ^a,c   Andreesen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATOR GENE;

EID: 0031571093     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4778     Document Type: Article

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