Follistatin

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1087-1093

  Patel, Ketan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031763249     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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