A GATA-dependent nkx-2.5 regulatory element activates early cardiac gene expression in transgenic mice

Development

Volumn 125, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 4461-4470

  Searcy, Robin D ^a   Vincent, Eric B ^a   Liberatore, Christine M ^a   Yutzey, Katherine E ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

GATA; Heart; Mouse; nkx 2.5; Spleen; Transgenic analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; THYROID GLAND; TONGUE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031647382     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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