Structure of the human glutamate-L-cysteine ligase catalytic (GLCLC) subunit gene

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 130-132

  Gipp, J J ^a   Mulcahy, R Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6P; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EXON; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EXONS; FIBROBLASTS; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE;

EID: 0034024951     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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