An intestine-specific homeobox gene regulates proliferation and differentiation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 619-625

  Suh, Eunran ^a   Traber, Peter G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Clinical Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GOBLET CELL; HOMEOBOX; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030032310     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.2.619     Document Type: Article

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