Covalent variation is a general property of transcription factors in the sea urchin embryo

Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Harrington, Michael G ^a   Coffman, James A ^a   Davidson, Eric H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEA URCHIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SEA URCHINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 0031239079     PISSN: 10536426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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