Cloning of the human homolog of mouse transmembrane tryptase

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 419-421

  Wong, Guang W ^a   Tang, Yinzi ^a   Stevens, Richard L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mast cell; Membrane serine protease; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE ENZYME; TRYPTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032941449     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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