Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a hepcidin gene from rice field eel (Monopterus albus)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 41, 2011, Pages 7953-7961

  Li, Wei ^a   Sun, Wen Xiu ^a   Tang, Fang ^b   Li, Chang Peng ^a   Liu, Cheng Du ^a  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hepcidin; Monopterus albus; Rice field eel

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; HEPCIDIN; IRON DEXTRAN; MESSENGER RNA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EEL; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART; INTESTINE; INTRON; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SPLEEN; STOMACH;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALIA; MONOPTERUS ALBUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79961199535     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.745     Document Type: Article

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