Otlx2, an Otx-related homeobox gene expressed in the pituitary gland and in a restricted pattern in the forebrain

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 258-271

  Mucchielli, Marie Laurence ^c   Martinez, Salvador ^a   Pattyn, Alexandre ^c   Goridis, Christo ^b   Brunet, Jean François ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030266375     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0062     Document Type: Article

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