The GATA-factor elt-2 is essential for formation of the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine

Developmental Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-302

  Fukushige, Tetsunari ^a   Hawkins, Mark G ^a   McGhee, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

C. elegans; elt 2; GATA factor; Gut development

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTERASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; INTESTINE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032526161     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8899     Document Type: Article

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