Molecular characterization of hemoglobin α-D chains from Geochelone carbonaria and Geochelone denticulata land turtles

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Melo, Mônica B ^a,b   Bordin, Silvana ^c   Duarte, Adriana S S ^a   Ogo, Satie H ^a   Torsoni, Márcio A ^a   Saad, Sara T O ^a   Costa, Fernando F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C DNA library; Evolution; Geochelone carbonaria; Geochelone denticulata; Globin; RACE; Reptiles; D chain

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALPHA GLOBIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TYROSINE;

ALLIGATOR; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FROG; GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA; GEOCHELONE DENTICULATA; HUMAN; LIZARD; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SNAKE; START CODON; STOP CODON; TURTLE;

ANURA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA; GEOCHELONE DENTICULATA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037304903     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00289-0     Document Type: Article

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