Cluster characterisation and temporal expression of porcine sarcomeric myosin heavy chain genes

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 561-570

  Sun, Y M ^a   Da Costa, N ^b   Chang, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE ORDER; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE SWITCHING; GENOME; MAMMAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUSCLE GROWTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMERE; SWINE;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0942301258     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JURE.0000009895.03111.b3     Document Type: Article

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