Oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes in first trimester human fetal gonadal development

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 737-741

  Quenby, S M ^a   Gazvani, M R ^b   Brazeau, C ^b   Neilson, J ^b   Lewis Jones, D I ^b   Vince, G ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Development; Gonadal; Oestrogen receptors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE C ERB; ONCOGENE C MYC; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TESTIS ATROPHY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0032768583     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.8.737     Document Type: Article

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