Widespread expression of the mRNA encoding a novel vitamin D/thyroxine dual binding protein in the turtle Trachemys scripta

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 354-358

  Whitworth, Deanne J ^a   Hunt, Leigh ^a   Licht, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Northern blotting; Reptile; Thyroxine binding protein; Vitamin D binding protein

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONAD; HORMONE PROTEIN COMPLEX; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPLEEN; TURTLE;

TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 0033944139     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7474     Document Type: Article

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