The Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) gonadotrophin α-subunit: Analysis of cDNA sequence and pattern of expression

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-353

  Fidler, A E ^a   Lawrence, S B ^a   Vanmontfort, D M ^a   Tisdall, D J ^a   McNatty, K P ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HORSES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPOSSUMS; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 0031809243     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0200345     Document Type: Article

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