Expression of the gene for the retinal protein peripherin in the pineal gland of humans and Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-189

  Lerchl, Alexander ^a   Nordhoff, Verena ^a   Gerding, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hamster; Humans; Peripherin; Pineal gland; Retina

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PERIPHERIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHODOPUS; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032564670     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00891-X     Document Type: Article

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