Rabbit surfactant protein B gene: Structure and functional characterization of the promoter

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 4 14-4, 1996, Pages

  Margana, Ramgopal K ^a   Boggaram, Vijayakumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cell specific enhancer; cis deoxyribonucleic acid elements; gene regulation; NCI H441 cells; transient transfection

Indexed keywords

DNA; LUNG SURFACTANT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029917709     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1996.270.4.l601     Document Type: Article

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