Prolactin in the Afrotheria: Characterization of genes encoding prolactin in elephant (Loxodonta africana), hyrax (Procavia capensis) and tenrec (Echinops telfairi)

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-240

  Wallis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOPS TELFAIRI; ELEPHANT; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; EXON; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEDGEHOG; HUMAN; HYRAX; INTRON; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ELEPHANTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; HYRAXES; INSECTIVORA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROLACTIN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 67449111201     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0462     Document Type: Article

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