Characterization of a promoter within the first intron of the human CD4 gene

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 768-773

  Rushton, John J ^a   Zorich, George P ^a   Stolc, Victor ^a   Neudorf, Steven M L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4; human immunodeficiency virus; promoter; transcription

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INTRON; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030956123     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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