Identification, cDNA cloning, and mRNA localization of a zebrafish ortholog of leukemia inhibitory factor

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-44

  Abe, Takashi ^a   Mikekado, Tsuyoshi ^a   Haga, Satoru ^a   Kisara, Yuya ^a   Watanabe, Kohei ^a   Kurokawa, Tadahide ^b   Suzuki, Tohru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA; Cytokine; Leukemia inhibitory factor; Synteny; Tetraodon; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BONE; BRAIN; DISULFIDE BOND; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUFFER FISH; SKIN; VISCERA; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; TETRAODON; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 33947574742     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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