Characterization and expression of the mouse pregnant specific uterus protein gene and its rat homologue in the intestine and uterus

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1492, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 526-530

  Zhang, Jinqiu ^a   Rajkumar, Nirmala ^a   Hooi, Shing C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Casein family; Gene expression; Intestine; Pregnant specific uterus protein; Rat; Tissue specific

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; PREGNANT SPECIFIC UTERUS PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UTERUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; UTERUS;

EID: 0034710166     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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