Inhibition of eFGF expression in Xenopus embryos by antisense mRNA

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-169

  Lombardo, A ^a   Slack, J M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antisense RNA; fibroblast growth factor; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; DRUG STABILITY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FETAL PROTEINS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION; PHENOTYPE; RNA, ANTISENSE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031016411     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199702)208:2<162::AID-AJA3>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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