Metallothionein cDNA, promoter, and genomic sequences of the tropical green mussel, Perna viridis

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 445-453

  Khoo, Hong W ^a   Patel, Kadamb H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CDNA LIBRARY; DNA ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE SEQUENCING; GENOME ANALYSIS; METALLOTHIONEIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIVALVIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOMIC LIBRARY; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA;

INVERTEBRATA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0033200015     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990901)284:4<445::AID-JEZ11>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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