Differential expression of genes encoding preprobrevinin-2, prepropalustrin-2, and preproranatuerin-2 in developing larvae and adult tissues of the mountain brown frog Rana ornativentris

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Ohnuma, Aya ^a,b   Conlon, J Michael ^c   Iwamuro, Shawichi ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Antimicrobial peptides; Brevinin 2; Frog skin; Metamorphosis; Palustrin 2; Ranatuerin 2

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PREPROBREVININ 2; PREPROPALUSTRIN 2; PREPRORANATUERIN 2; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMALL INTESTINE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ORNATIVENTRIS;

EID: 71749119923     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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