Molecular cloning and expression of visinin-like protein 1 from Gekko japonicus spinal cord

Biologia

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 164-169

  Ren, Lijie ^a   Gu, Xiaosong ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Ding, Fei ^a   Gu, Xingxing ^a   Huan, Youjuan ^a   Wang, Yinjie ^a   Wang, Ruili ^a   Wang, Yongjun ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Expression; Gecko; Hybridization; Regeneration; Spinal cord; VILIP 1

Indexed keywords

GEKKO JAPONICUS; GEKKONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73949090455     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0225-1     Document Type: Article

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