Homeosis and intestinal tumours in Cdx2 mutant mice

Nature

Volumn 386, Issue 6620, 1997, Pages 84-87

  Chawengsaksophak, K ^a   James, R ^b   Hammond, V E ^a   Kontgen F ^c   Beck, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HOMEOBOX; INTESTINE TUMOR; METAPLASIA; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030937750     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/386084a0     Document Type: Article

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