Selenocysteine-containing proteins in mammals

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-160

  Gladyshev, Vadim N ^a   Hatfield, Dolph L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon UGA; Glutathione peroxidase; Iodothyronine deiodinase; Selenocysteine; Selenoenzymes; Selenoprotein P; Selenoproteins; Thioredoxin reductase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEIN; THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032935722     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02255899     Document Type: Review

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