The Oct-2 transcription factor

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1081-1083

  Latchman, D S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Molecules; Oct 2; POU family; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN VARIANT; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS LATENCY;

HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0030272208     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(96)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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