A basic-helix-loop-helix protein expressed in precursors of Drosophila longitudinal visceral muscles

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 115-124

  Georgias, Christine ^a   Wasser, Martin ^a   Hinz, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

bHLH protein; Drosophila; Myogenesis; Two hybrid system; Visceral mesoderm

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VISCERA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BLASTODERM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; INSECT PROTEINS; MESODERM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VISCERA;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031423730     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00169-X     Document Type: Article

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