Eomesodermin, a key early gene in xenopus mesoderm differentiation

Cell

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 989-1000

  Ryan, Kenneth ^a   Garrett, Nigel ^a   Mitchell, Andrew ^a   Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EOMESODERMIN; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; MESODERM; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030582733     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81794-8     Document Type: Article

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