Evolution of the vertebrate neurotrophin and Trk receptor gene families

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 616-621

  Hallböök, Finn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

FISH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037787756     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)00011-2     Document Type: Review

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