Cloning of LASS1 gene and primary study on the association of its expression with neuron aging in rat cerebral cortex

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 760-768

  Wang, Bao Heng ^a   Fu, Yu Cai ^a   Shi, Gui Zhi ^a   Xu, Ming Yan ^a   Geng, Yi Qun ^a   Xu, Xiao Hu ^a   Xu, Jin Jie ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; LASS1 cloning; Neuron senescence; Rat

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33750360775     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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