Loss of Hoxa5 gene function in mice perturbs intestinal maturation

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 5 46-5, 1999, Pages

  Aubin, Josée ^a   Chailler, Pierre ^b   Ménard, Daniel ^b   Jeannotte, Lucie ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal interactions; Gut morphogenesis; Hox gene expression; Intestinal enzymes; Regional specification

Indexed keywords

RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; ENDODERM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTESTINE; MATURATION; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032733668     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.5.c965     Document Type: Article

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