The 5′ flank of the rat estrogen receptor gene: Structural characterization and evidence for tissue- and species-specific promoter utilization

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Freyschuss, B ^a   Grandien, K ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; HUMANS; LIVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030456864     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0170197     Document Type: Article

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