Molecular cloning and tissue distribution of three estrogen receptors from the cyprinid fish Varicorhinus barbatulus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-197

  Fu, Keng Yen ^a   Chen, Chung Yuan ^a   Lin, Chi Tsai ^b   Chang, Whei Meih ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor subtype cloning; Phylogenetic analysis; RT PCR; Tissue distribution; Varicorhinus barbatulus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYPRINIDAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; VARICORHINUS BARBATULUS;

EID: 38349134527     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0210-3     Document Type: Article

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