CAPN11: A calpain with high mRNA levels in testis and located on chromosome 6

Genomics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-247

  Dear, T Neil ^a   Möller, Achim ^b   Boehm, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TESTIS;

GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344850226     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5859     Document Type: Article

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