Unique Expression Patterns of Myosin Heavy Chain Genes in the Ductus Arteriosus and Uterus of Rabbits

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1049-1054

  Sakurai, Hisanao ^a   Imamura, Shin Ichiro ^a   Furutani, Yoshiyuki ^a   Takao, Atsuyoshi ^a   Momma, Kazuo ^a   Matsuoka, Rumiko ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus; Myosin heavy chain; Non muscle; Smooth muscle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

DNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; NUCLEASE S1; PRIMER DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPERGILLUS NUCLEASE S1; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; NUCLEOTIDE MAPPING; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UTERUS;

EID: 0033193934     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.1049     Document Type: Article

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