Developmental Expression of Mucin Genes in the Human Respiratory Tract

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 592-598

  Reid, Colm J ^b   Gould, Stephen ^b   Harris, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BASE SEQUENCE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUCINS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0031278781     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.17.5.2798     Document Type: Article

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