Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the complementary deoxyribonucleic acid for chicken inhibin/activin β(B) subunit

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1128-1134

  Hecht, Danielle J ^a   Davis, Adam J ^a,b   Brooks, Carrie F ^a   Johnson, Patricia A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INHIBIN; MYELOPID;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 0034102012     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1128     Document Type: Article

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