Glycogen phosphorylase (1, 4 aD-glucan: orthophosphate aD-glucosyltransferase, EC 2.4.
1.1) isozymes play a central role in the mobilization of carbohydrate reserves in a wide …

McArdle disease (also known as glycogen storage disease type V) is a pure myopathy
caused by an inherited deficit of myophosphorylase, the skeletal muscle isoform of the …

Identification of complementary DNAs encoding the human glucocorticoid receptor predicts
two protein forms, of 777 (α) and 742 (β) amino acids, which differ at their carboxy termini …

The twelfth edition of this classic reference work includes:-More than 2,000 new entries-A
total of more than 9,000 entries-New features and enhancement of the familiar old features …

A cloned-5 kb cDNA (human placenta) contains the coding sequences for the insulin
receptor. The nucleotide sequence predicts a 1382 amino acid precursor. The (I subunit …

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) is a predisposition to hyperplasia of the
parathyroid glands, and to hyperplasia or tumours of the anterior pituitary and the endocrine …

The c-erb-A gene encodes a thyroid hormone receptor Page 1 NATURE VOL. 324 18/25
DECEMBER 1986 ARTICLES– ––- - - -- ––-– “* The c-erb-A gene encodes a thyroid hormone …

A novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique has been combined with chromosome
flow sorting to characterise two lymphoblastoid cell lines and one medullary thyroid …

Background Energy metabolism in muscles relies predominantly on the breakdown of
glycogen early in exercise. In patients with McArdle's disease, blocked glycogenolysis in …

A complementary DNA clone derived from rat brain messenger RNA has been isolated on
the basis of homology to the human thyroid hormone receptor gene. Expression of this …