Structure and upstream region characterization of the human gene encoding rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase α-subunit

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-250

  Mohamed, Mohamed K ^a   Taylor, Russell E ^a   Feinstein, Douglas S ^a   Huang, Xizhong ^a   Pittler, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase; Gene expression; PDE6A; Photoreceptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; RETINA ROD; TATA BOX; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031781424     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761777     Document Type: Article

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