Conservation of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) N domains following independent expansions of the gene families in rodents and primates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rodent and primate pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (<it>PSG</it>) gene families have expanded independently from a common ancestor and are expressed virtually exclusively in placental trophoblasts. However, within each sp...

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Main Authors: Zimmermann Wolfgang, McLellan Andrew S, Moore Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/5/39