The chicken NKX2.8 homeobox gene: A novel member of the NK-2 gene family

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Boettger, Thomas ^a   Stein, Stefan ^a   Kessel, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branchial arch; Chicken; Heart; NK 2 homeobox; tinman

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOBOX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030915332     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050092     Document Type: Article

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