BAC-mediated gene-dosage analysis reveals a role for Zipro 1 (Ru49/Zfp38) in progenitor cell proliferation in cerebellum and skin

Nature Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-335

  Yang, Xiangdong W ^b   Wynder, Christopher ^b   Doughty, Martin L ^b   Heintz, Nathaniel ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBELLUM; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; GRANULE CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STEM CELL;

EID: 0032775932     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/11896     Document Type: Article

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