Role of HOX genes in human development

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 617-622

  Innis, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SYNDACTYLY; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0031436593     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199712000-00011     Document Type: Review

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