Sox genes: Architects of development

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 405-412

  Prior, Heather M ^a   Walter, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENHANCER REGION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOBOX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029739809     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401900     Document Type: Short Survey

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