Model Organisms Illuminate Human Genetics and Disease

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-237

  van Heyningen, Veronica ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal Gene Function; Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer; Human Cyclin dependent Kinase Inhibitor; Orthologous Gene Expression; Simple Developmental Model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOLOGY; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0031115191     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: 15283658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03401676     Document Type: Note

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