Unusual genomic structure: Melanocortin receptors in Fugu

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1040, Issue , 2005, Pages 460-463

  Schiöth, Helgi B ^a   Haitina, Tatjana ^a   Fridmanis, Davids ^a,b   Klovins, Janis ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Evolution; GPCRs; Melanocortin; MSH

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PUFFER FISH; SYNTENY; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; TETRAODONTIFORMES; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TAKIFUGU; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES; TETRAODON; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; TETRAODONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 22144442749     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1327.090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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