Steroidogenic factor-1: Its role in endocrine organ development and differentiation

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-223

  Hammer, Gary D ^a   Ingraham, Holly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE GLAND; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032780546     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1999.0182     Document Type: Article

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