Molecular events involved in differentiation of thyroid follicular cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 37-43

  Missero, Caterina ^a   Cobellis, Gilda ^a   De Felice, Mario ^b   Di Lauro, Roberto ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Differentiation; PAX 8; Thyroid; Thyroid transcription factor 1; Thyroid transcription factor 2; Transcription

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICLE; TISSUE INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032565733     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00027-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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