Comparative analysis and expression of neuroserpin in Xenopus laevis

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  De Groot, Dorien M ^a   Pol, Christine ^a   Martens, Gerard J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Melanotrope cells; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Neurohypophysis; Neurointermediate lobe; Neuroserpin; Serine protease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROSERPIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SERPINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 31444443538     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090011     Document Type: Article

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