Detection of growth factors and proto-oncogene mRNA in the growing tip of red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-42

  Francis, Susan M ^a   Suttie, James M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; GROWTH FACTOR; HORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO ONCOGENE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEER; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032080135     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980501)281:1<36::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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