Characterization of follistatin isoforms in early Xenopus embryogenesis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 341-348

  Yamamoto, T S ^a   Iemura, S I ^a   Takagi, C ^a   Shimasaki, S ^a   Ueno, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BMP; Follistatin; Organizer; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FOLLISTATIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; DIFFUSION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033878937     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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