Major urinary proteins, α(2U)-globulins and aphrodisin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1482, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 218-228

  Cavaggioni, A ^a   Mucignat Caretta, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipocalin; Mouse; Olfactory; Pheromone; Rat; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2U GLOBULIN; APHRODISIN; LIPOCALIN; PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEINURIA; RAT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ODORS; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); PROTEINS; PROTEINURIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CRICETINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034684271     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(00)00149-7     Document Type: Review

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