Proinsulin cDNAs from the leopard frog, Rana pipiens: Evolution of proinsulin processing

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 405-410

  Irwin, David M ^a   Sivarajah, Prashanth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; cDNA cloning; Evolution; Frogs; Insulin; Proinsulin processing; Rana pipiens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSULIN; PROINSULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FROG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034017690     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00182-0     Document Type: Article

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