Identification of novel isoforms of vitellogenin expressed in ascidian eggs

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 320, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-128

  Akasaka, Mari ^a   Kato, Koichi H ^b   Kitajima, Ken ^a   Sawada, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; UROCHORDATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; UROCHORDATA; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 84874788103     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22488     Document Type: Article

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