Genetic dissection of glucocorticoid receptor function in mice

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 532-538

  Tronche, François ^a   Kellendonk, Christoph ^a   Reichardt, Holger M ^a   Schütz, Günther ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DISSECTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032191336     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80007-5     Document Type: Article

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