The expression of the ACTH receptor

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1245-1248

  Elias, L L K ^a,b   Clark, A J L ^a  

^a Department of Medical Oncology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ACTH receptor; Mutation; Resistance; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN;

EID: 0034293041     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000001000015     Document Type: Article

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