Molecular Cloning of Porcine Neuronatin and Analysis of its Expression during Pituitary Ontogeny

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 475-479

  Aikawa, S ^a   Kato, T ^a   Elsaesser, F ^b   Kato, Y ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Animal Science and Animal Behaviour   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuronatin; Ontogeny; Porcine pituitary; Prop1

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NEURONATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SWINE;

EID: 0345872297     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44706     Document Type: Article

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