Homeobox genes in the developing mouse brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Vollmer, Jean Yves ^a,b   Clerc, Roger G ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Development; Homeobox gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031812480     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71010001.x     Document Type: Review

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