GnRH pre-mRNA splicing: Role of exonic splicing enhancer

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2002, Pages 209-219

  Han, Jin ^a   Hoon Son, Gi ^a   Young Seong, Jae ^b   Kim, Kyungjin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEURON SPECIFIC SPLICING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; HELA CELL; INTRON; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0036454023     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)41095-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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