A novel hypothesis on the biochemical role of the Drosophila Yellow protein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-3

  Drapeau, Mark David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CUTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMAN; METAMORPHOSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHORT SURVEY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0142122535     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.106     Document Type: Review

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