Expression of members of the dystrophin, dystrobrevin, and dystrotelin superfamily

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-108

  Böhm, Sabrina V ^a   Roberts, Roland G ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative promoter use; Alternative splicing; DAH; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrobrevin; Dystrophin; Dystrotelin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DYSTROBREVIN; DYSTROBREVIN; DYSTROPHIN; DYSTROTELIN; GAMMA DYSTROBREVIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTROPHIN;

DAH GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65949114263     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/critreveukargeneexpr.v19.i2.10     Document Type: Review

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