Regulation of lactoferrin gene expression by estrogen and epidermal growth factor: Molecular mechanism

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-64

  Teng, Christina T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor (EGF); Estrogen; Lactoferrin gene promoter; Response elements

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTROGEN; LACTOFERRIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 0032613263     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02738154     Document Type: Article

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