Analysis of farnesyl transferase activity during hormone-induced maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-203

  Goalstone, Marc L ^a,b   Sadler, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYPHENYL) 2 CARBOXY 3 PYRROLIDINEACETIC ACID; 4-(2-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-CARBOXY-3-PYRROLIDINEACETIC ACID; CHAETOMELLIC ACID A; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; KAINIC ACID; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; KAINIC ACID; MALEATES; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034141840     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000201)286:2<193::AID-JEZ11>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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