Survey of homeobox genes expressed in hemochorial placentae of mice (Mus musculus) and in epitheliochorial/syndesmochorial placentae of shiba goats (Capra hircus var. shiba)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 363-374

  Takashima, Ryoukichi ^a,b   Murasawa, Hideki ^a   Yamanouchi, Keitaro ^b   Tojo, Hideaki ^a   Tachi, Chikashi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TAKARA SHUZO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Goat; Homeobox; Mouse; Placenta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008336404     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.45.363     Document Type: Review

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