Genetic and biochemical studies of the Agouti-attractin system

Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction

Volumn 22, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 63-77

  Barsh, Gregory S ^a   He, Lin ^a   Gunn, Teresa M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ATTRACTIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOUSE; MYELINATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GLYCOPROTEINS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGOUTI; NEMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036973267     PISSN: 10799893     EISSN: 15324281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/RRS-120014588     Document Type: Conference Paper

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