Rat yolk sac explants as a system for studying the regulation of endodermal genes: Down-regulation of the alpha-fetoprotein gene by dexamethasone and phorbol ester

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-382

  Cailliau, Katia ^a,b   Bois Joyeux, Brigitte ^a   Bertout, Marc ^b   Browaeys Poly, Edith ^b   Danan, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Endodermal cells; Gene regulation; Rat yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CELL MARKER; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; PHORBOL ESTER; PLASMA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0031955283     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80071-X     Document Type: Article

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