Cloning and sequence analysis of FSH and LH in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 107-116

  Liao, Ming Juan ^a   Zhu, Mu Yuan ^a   Zhang, Zhi He ^a,b   Zhang, An Ju ^b   Li, Guang Han ^b   Sheng, Fu Jun ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning; FSH; Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); LH; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA; MELANOLEUCA; OVIS ARIES; PANDA; SUS SCROFA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; URSIDAE;

EID: 0037447939     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(02)00275-0     Document Type: Article

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