Expression of human activin C protein in insect larvae infected with a recombinant baculovirus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Kron, Renate ^a   Schneider, Carsten ^a   Hötten, Gertrud ^a   Bechtold, Rolf ^a   Pohl, Jens ^a  

^a Biopharm GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activin; Baculovirus; Expression; Recombination

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; INHIBIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS RECOMBINATION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BOMBYX; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LARVA; MANDUCA; MICE; MOTHS; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NOCTUIDAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0031841538     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00215-2     Document Type: Article

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