Molecules in focus. Emerin

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 891-894

  Tews, Dominique S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emerin; Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy; Nucleus; STA gene

Indexed keywords

EMERIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; THYMOPOIETIN;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; EMERY DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEART; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MITOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SHORT SURVEY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; THYMOPOIETINS;

EID: 0033194157     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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