Cloning, characterization and tissue specific expression of Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) IGF-I

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1846-1854

  Hu, Xi Lian ^a,c   Zhu, Mu Yuan ^a   Zhang, Zhi He ^b   Hou, Rong ^b   Shen, Fu Jun ^b   Li, Fu Zhen ^a   Zhang, An Ju ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica); cDNA cloning; Fusion expression; Insulin like growth factor I (IGF I); Tissue expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSULIN; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

AMUR TIGER (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA); CDNA CLONING; FUSION EXPRESSION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I (IGF-I); TISSUE EXPRESSION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA;

EID: 33747838804     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60008     Document Type: Article

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