Temporal and spatial expression of EmH-3, a homeobox-containing gene isolated from the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-219

  Richelle Maurer, Evelyn ^a   Van De Vyver, Gisèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell fractionation; Development; Expression; Homeobox containing genes; Porifera

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPONGE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FRESH WATER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PORIFERA;

EPHYDATIA FLUVIATILIS; EPHYDATIA MUELLERI; METAZOA; PORIFERA; SPONGILLIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0032825233     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(99)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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