The structure and evolution of the melanocortin and MCH receptors in fish and mammals

Genomics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-191

  Logan, Darren W ^a   Bryson Richardson, Robert J ^a   Pagán, Kayleene E ^a,b   Taylor, Martin S ^a,c   Currie, Peter D ^a   Jackson, Ian J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Fugu rubripes; Melanin concentrating hormone receptor; Melanocortin receptor; Molecular evolution; Pigmentation; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FISH GENETICS; FUGU GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PUFFER FISH; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TAKIFUGU; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 0037295082     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-7543(02)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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