Transcriptional regulation during zebrafish embryogenesis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 548-552

  Amacher, Sharon L ^a  

^a Div Genet Devmt 555 Life Sci A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032821669     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)00017-9     Document Type: Review

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