Cloning and prokaryotic expression of the mature fragment of the Chinese Yellow Bovine myostatin gene

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-831

  Lu, Wenfa ^a,b   Zhao, Jing ^a   Wei, Guojian ^b   Shan, Xuesong ^a  

^a Juin Agricultural University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese Yellow Bovine; Myostatin gene; Prokaryotic expression

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34249909793     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.827     Document Type: Article

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