Analysis of the promoter region of the murine complement factor H gene

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1397, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-246

  Kain, Stephanie J ^a   Maldonado, Miriam J ^a   Vik, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement; Enhancer element; Factor H; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032507702     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(98)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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