Retinoids and Hox genes

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 969-978

  Marshall, Heather ^a   Morrison, Alastair ^a   Studer, Michèle ^a   Pöpperl, Heike ^a   Krumlauf, Robb ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hoxb I; RARE; retinoic acid; rhombomere; transgenic

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TERATOGENICITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0029797949     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.9.8801179     Document Type: Review

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