The protochordate ciona intestinalis has a protein like full-length vertebrate fibrinogen

Journal of Innate Immunity

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-222

  Doolittle, Russell F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrin; Fibrinogen; Protochordate; Sea squirt

Indexed keywords

DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; COVALENT BOND; EXON; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; EXONS; FIBRINOGEN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84857789273     PISSN: 1662811X     EISSN: 16628128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329823     Document Type: Article

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