Expression of the human EPO gene in banana (Musa acuminata) / Geradline Joanne Fernando

• Main Author: Geradline Joanne, Fernando
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/1/Acknowledgement_new.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/2/Blast%2C_alignment_results_new.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/3/CHAPTER_3_and_4%2Dfinal_final_new.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/4/CHAPTER_7_new.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/5/INTRODUCTION_and_LITERATURE_REVIEW%2Dfinal_new.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6222/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone which plays a vital role in the regulation of the formation of red blood cells in mammals. Inadequate production of EPO was found to be one of the major causes of anaemia. Anaemia is also a frequent complication to many other diseases such as AIDS, chro...