Characterisation and expression of the paired box protein 7 (Pax7) gene in polymorphic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 371-383

  Sibthorpe, Dean ^a   Sturlaugsdóttir, Rán ^b   Kristjansson, Bjarni K ^b   Thorarensen, Helgi ^b   Skúlason, Skúli ^b   Johnston, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; Development; Evolution; Morph; Multiple splice variants; Pax7; Resource polymorphism; Salmonid; Salvelinus alpinus; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

CASEIN KINASE II; SERINE; THREONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX7; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

DANIO RERIO; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 33845202335     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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