The embryonic expression pattern of 40 murine cDNAs homologous to Drosophila mutant genes (Dres): A comparative and topographic approach to predict gene function

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1997-2006

  Bulfone, Alessandro ^a   Gattuso, Claudio ^a   Marchitiello, Anna ^a   Pardini, Celia ^b   Boncinelli, Edoardo ^b   Borsani, Giuseppe ^a   Banfi, Sandro ^a   Ballabio, Andrea ^a  

^a TELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND MEDICINE TIGEM   (Italy)

^b San Raffaele Science Park   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0031788637     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.13.1997     Document Type: Article

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