New insights into the evolution of the relaxin - LGR signaling system

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 303-309

  Hsu, Sheau Yu Teddy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PROTEIN LGR7; PROTEIN LGR8; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0042836864     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(03)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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