In search of molecular dovetails in mussel byssus: From the threads to the stem

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1425-1431

  Coyne, Kathryn J ^a   Waite, J Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Byssus; Molecular dovetail; Mussel; Mytilus edulis; preCol P; Stem gland

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FLANKING REGION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUSSEL; P22 PROTEIN; P33 PROTEIN; PRECOL P PROTEIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIVALVIA; COLLAGEN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0034086247     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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