Transglutaminases of the lower organisms. Across the link between life and death

Minerva Biotecnologica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-134

  Mehta, K ^a   Rao, R U ^a   Chandrashekar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Embryo; Filaria; Nematode; Protein disulfide isomerase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036622313     PISSN: 11204826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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