Hypoxia-inducible factor 1: Master regulator of O2 homeostasis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 588-594

  Semenza, Gregg L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032190614     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80016-6     Document Type: Article

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