Neuronal-specific gene expression - The interaction of both positive and negative transcriptional regulators

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-379

  Quinn, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NEUROTROPHIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030293674     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(96)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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