Genomic organization of the rat α(2u)-globulin gene cluster

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 463-470

  McFadyen, David A ^a   Addison, William ^a   Locke, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2U GLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; GENE CLUSTER; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RATS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0032775878     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003359901024     Document Type: Article

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