Effects of HOX homeobox genes in blood cell differentiation

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-177

  Magli, Maria Cristina ^a   Largman, Corey ^b   Lawrence, H Jeffrey ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BLOOD CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; LEUKEMOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA;

EID: 0030729371     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4652(199711)173:2<168::AID-JCP16>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Conference Paper

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