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Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes 60–62 60-62卷的累积主题索引

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2662

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Hyperandrogenism and Manifesting Heterozygotes for 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency 21-羟化酶缺乏症的高雄激素症和明显的杂合子

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2632

Selma F. Witchel , Peter A. Lee , Makiko Suda-Hartman , Eric P. Hoffman

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引用次数: 90

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Autoantibodies against Mitochondrial Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase in Insulin-Dependent and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Subjects 胰岛素依赖型和非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病患者线粒体甘油磷酸脱氢酶自身抗体的酶联免疫吸附测定

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2642

M.E. Fabregat , C. Benito , M. Gudayol , J. Vidal , T. Gallart , W.J. Malaisse , R. Gomis

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引用次数: 5

Monoamine Oxidase and Semicarbazide-Sensitive Amine Oxidase Activities in Isolated Cardiomyocytes of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats 自发性高血压大鼠离体心肌细胞单胺氧化酶和氨基脲敏感胺氧化酶活性

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2633

Roberto Pino, Paola Failli, Luca Mazzetti, Franca Buffoni

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引用次数: 23

Analysis of the 5′ Flanking Region of the Human Galactocerebrosidase (GALC) Gene 人半乳糖脑苷酶(GALC)基因5 '侧链区分析

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2643

Paola Luzi, Teresa Victoria, Mohammad A. Rafi, David A. Wenger

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引用次数: 9

Qualitative and Quantitative Changes in Skeletal Muscle mtDNA and Expression of Mitochondrial-Encoded Genes in the Human Aging Process 人类衰老过程中骨骼肌mtDNA的定性和定量变化及线粒体编码基因的表达

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2647

Antoni Barrientos , Jordi Casademont , Francesc Cardellach , Esther Ardite , Xavier Estivill , Alvaro Urbano-Márquez , J.Carlos Fernández-Checa , Virginia Nunes

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引用次数: 89

Preimplantation Diagnosis of Single Gene Disorders by Two-Step Oocyte Genetic Analysis Using First and Second Polar Body 第一极体和第二极体卵母细胞两步遗传分析在着床前诊断单基因疾病中的应用

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2635

Yury Verlinsky, Svetlana Rechitsky, Jeanine Cieslak, Victor Ivakhnenko, George Wolf, Aaron Lifchez, Brian Kaplan, Jacob Moise, Jorge Walle, Melody White, Norman Ginsberg, Charles Strom, Anver Kuliev

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引用次数: 75

Author Index for Volume 62 第62卷作者索引

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2661

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Differential Effects of Wilms Tumor WT1 Splice Variants on the Insulin Receptor Promoter Wilms肿瘤WT1剪接变异对胰岛素受体启动子的差异影响

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2648

Nicholas J.G. Webster , Yan Kong , Prem Sharma , Martin Haas , Saraswati Sukumar , B.Lynn Seely

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引用次数: 24

A Common Deletion Mutation in European Patients with Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome 欧洲Sjögren-Larsson综合征患者中常见的缺失突变

Biochemical and molecular medicine Pub Date : 1997-12-01 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2640

William B. Rizzo , Gael Carney , Vincenzo De Laurenzi

引用次数: 32