Retroviral endogenization and its role in the genital tract during mammalian evolution

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-218

  Nakamura, Yuji ^a   Imakawa, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endogenous retrovirus (ERVs); EnJSRVs; Placenta; Syncytin; Syncytiotrophoblast

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 82355172019     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.28.203     Document Type: Article

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