Three structurally and functionally conserved Hlx genes in zebrafish

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1489, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 323-335

  Seo, Hee Chan ^a   Nilsen, Frank ^b   Fjose, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Homeodomain; Neural development; Phylogenetic analysis; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032755835     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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