Regulation of cardiac gene expression during development

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 31, Issue Extra Issue, 1996, Pages

  Robbins, Jeffrey ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Heart development; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HEART; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; HUMANS; MESODERM; MICE; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 0029867709     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(95)00081-X     Document Type: Review

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