Nuclease sensitivity of the human growth hormone-chorionic somatomammotropin locus in pituitary and placenta suggest different mechanisms for tissue-specific regulation

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-162

  Nickel, Barbara E ^a   Cattini, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNAase I sensitivity; Growth hormone and chorionic somatomammotropin gene family; Pituitary; Placenta

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 17; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029912410     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(96)03778-1     Document Type: Article

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