Sequence analysis of cDNA encoding rabbit follicle-stimulating hormone β-subunit precursor protein

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Noguchi, Yoko ^a   Takano, Kaoru ^a   Koura, Minako ^a   Uchio Yamada, Kozue ^a   Matsuda, Junichiro ^a   Suzuki, Osamu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA; FSH ; Phylogeny; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; POLYADENYLIC ACID; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPOPHYSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 33646366396     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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