Physiological dysfunctions associated with mutations of the imprinted Gnas locus

Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 221-229

  Krechowec, Stefan ^a   Plagge, Antonius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GNAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; GNAS PROTEIN, MOUSE; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 53749091720     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00010.2008     Document Type: Review

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