The mouse homeobox gene, Gbx2: Genomic organization and expression in pluripotent cells in vitro and in vivo

Genomics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-233

  Chapman, G ^a   Remiszewski, J L ^a   Webb, G C ^a   Schulz, T C ^a,b   Bottema, C D K ^a   Rathjen, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

MAMMALIA; METAZOA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031440331     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4969     Document Type: Article

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