Human NRD convertase: A highly conserved metalloendopeptidase expressed at specific sites during development and in adult tissues

Genomics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-245

  Fumagalli, P ^a   Accarino, M ^a   Egeo, A ^b   Scartezzini, P ^b   Rappazzo, G ^c   Pizzuti, A ^d   Avvantaggiato, V ^e   Simeone, A ^e   Arrigo, G ^f   Zuffardi, O ^f   Ottolenghi, S ^a   Taramelli, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^f SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1P; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032518260     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.5078     Document Type: Article

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