The first intron of the murine β-casein gene contains a functional promoter

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1099-1105

  Kolb, Andreas ^a  

^a HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Glucocorticoid; Milk; Prolactin; STAT5

Indexed keywords

BETA CASEIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0038095285     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01104-5     Document Type: Article

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