Transcription factors and the cardiac gene programme

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-403

  Doevendans, Pieter A ^a   Van Bilsen, Marc ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac muscle; Cardiogenesis; Homeobox genes; MEF 2; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIC FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0029878881     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(95)00145-X     Document Type: Review

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