Phylogenetic analysis of three lipocalin-like proteins present in the milk of Trichosurus vulpecula (Phalangeridae, Marsupialia)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-369

  Piotte, Christine P ^a   Hunter, Airlie K ^a   Marshall, Craig J ^a   Grigor, Murray R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

lactoglobulin; Late lactation protein; Lipocalin; Marsupial; Milk; Phylogeny; Trichosurin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; LIPOCALIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MARSUPIAL; MILK LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; LACTOGLOBULINS; MILK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPOSSUMS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALOPIAS; EUTHERIA; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; RODENTIA; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031890016     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006313     Document Type: Article

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