Amplification of proopiomelanocortin mRNA in canine skin: Preliminary results

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 389-391

  Kidney, Carolyn M ^a,b   Macdonald, John M ^a   Angarano, Donna W ^a   Insalaco, Thomas A ^a   Kempainnen, Robert J ^a   Sartin, James L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Pituitary; POMC; Proopiomelanocortin; RT PCR; Skin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; GENBANK; MINK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUSTELA VISON; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11244345388     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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