Targeted inactivation of myogenic factor genes reveals their role during mouse myogenesis: A review

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 345-353

  Arnold, Hans Henning ^a   Braun, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Determination and differentiation; Knock out mice; MyoD protein family; Vertebrate myogenesis

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR; MYOGENIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB MALFORMATION; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; HOMOZYGOTE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTOR 5; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; MYOGENIN; PHENOTYPE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0029876463     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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