Analysis of transcriptional regulatory regions in vivo

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 983-994

  Macdonald, Raymond J ^a   Swift, Galvin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastase; Pancreas; Promoter; Transcriptional enhancer; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACINAR CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RATS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0031740923     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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