The transcription factor pitx2 mediates situs-specific morphogenesis in response to left-right asymmetric signals

Cell

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-317

  Logan, Malcolm ^a   Pagán Westphal, Sylvia M ^a   Smith, Devyn M ^a   Paganessi, Laura ^a   Tabin, Clifford J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 0032493897     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81474-9     Document Type: Article

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