Characterization and early embryonic expression of a neural specific transcription factor xsoX3 in Xenopus laevis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 667-677

  Penzel, Roland ^a   Oschwald, Ralf ^a   Chen, Yonglong ^a   Tacke, Lothar ^a   Grunz, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axis formation; HMG Box; RDA PCR

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; SURAMIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SURAMIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030707867     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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