From yeast to man - From mitochondria to liver regeneration: A new essential gene family

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 494-500

  Polimeno, L ^a   Lisowsky, T ^b   Francavilla, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALR ERV; Cell proliferation; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL DIVISION; DNA VIRUS; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LIVER REGENERATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ORGANOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; LIVER REGENERATION; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032857278     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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