The XHex homeobox gene is expressed during development of the vascular endothelium: Overexpression leads to an increase in vascular endothelial cell number

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 83-93

  Newman, Craig S ^a   Chia, Frank ^a   Krieg, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeodomain protein; Liver; Thyroid gland; Vasculogenesis; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL COUNT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HEART; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; GOES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030921213     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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