Expression of major urinary protein genes in the nasal glands associated with general olfaction

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-236

  Utsumi, Makio ^a   Ohno, Koji ^a   Kawasaki, Yoshiaki ^b   Tamura, Manabu ^a   Kubo, Takeshi ^a   Tohyama, Masaya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Osaka Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carrier protein; Development; Histochemistry; Smelling

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; MAJOR URINARY PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SMELLING; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NASAL MUCOSA; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SMELL;

EID: 0032905665     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199905)39:2<227::AID-NEU7>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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