Determination of rat leptin activity in vitro using a novel luciferase reporter assay

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-136

  Ju, Sung Kyu ^a   Park, Jung Hyun ^a   Na, Shin Young ^a   You, Kwan Hee ^b   Kim, Kil Lyong ^a   Lee, Myung Kyu ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leptin; Luciferase; OB Rb; Rat; Receptor

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LUCIFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHO CELL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RAT; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LUCIFERASES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035980026     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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