Characterization of the gene for HRG4 (UNC119), a novel photoreceptor synaptic protein homologous to UNC-119

Genomics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 446-450

  Higashide, Tomomi ^a   Inana, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033136045     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5791     Document Type: Article

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