Genes regulating hypothalamic and pituitary development

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 423, 1997, Pages 28-32

  Parks, J S ^a   Adess, M E ^a   Brown, M R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeobox; Homeodomain; Lactotrophs; Mutations; Organogenesis; P Lim; P OTX; Pit 1; Pituitary; Prop 1; RPX; Somatotr ophs; Thyrotrophs; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; GROWTH HORMONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR P LIM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR P OTX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PROP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RPX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MUTATION; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; PITUITARY GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030780353     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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