Generation of protein isoform diversity by alternative splicing: mechanistic and biological implications.

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Published in Annu Rev Cell Biol on January 01, 1987

Authors

A Andreadis1, M E Gallego, B Nadal-Ginard

Author Affiliations

1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

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