Genetic analysis of RGS protein function in Caenorhabditis elegans

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 389, Issue , 2004, Pages 305-320

  Chase, Daniel L ^a   Koelle, Michael R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RGS PROTEIN; RNA;

ALPHA CHAIN; BIOASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FERTILIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; LOCOMOTION; NEMATODE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4344634455     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(04)89018-9     Document Type: Article

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