Regulation of expression of the erythropoietin gene

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 166-170

  Maxwell, Patrick ^a   Ratcliffe, Peter ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL SPECIFICITY; ENHANCER REGION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE INDUCTION; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031855863     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00062752-199805000-00003     Document Type: Review

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