Erythroid Kruppel like factor: from fishing expedition to gourmet meal

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1175-1192

  Perkins, Andrew ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROID KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; HEMOGLOBIN F; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; ERYTHROID CELL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032856347     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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