Eukaryotic transcription factors: Identification, characterization and functions

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2045-2051

  Yang, Vincent W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031738381     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.2045     Document Type: Review

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