GAD65 and GAD67 isoforms of the glutamic acid decarboxylase gene originated before the divergence of cartilaginous fishes [3]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2325-2329

  Lariviere, K ^a   MacEachern, L ^a   Greco, V ^a   Majchrzak, G ^a   Chiu, S ^a   Drouin, G ^a   Trudeau, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agnatha; Amphioxus; Cartilaginous fishes; Chordate evolution; GAD; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Glutamic acid decaboxylase; Molecular phylogeny; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; ISOENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FISH; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGNATHA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES;

ANIMALS; FISHES; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0036899897     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004057     Document Type: Letter

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