Intracellular localization and transcriptional activation by the human glucocorticoid receptor-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion proteins

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-308

  Ogawa, Hidesato ^b   Umesono, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor; Green fluorescent protein; Intracellular trafficking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031782110     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.31.303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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