Expression of galectin-7 during epithelial development coincides with the onset of stratification

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-235

  Timmons, Paula M ^a   Colnot, Céline ^a   Cail, Isabelle ^a   Poirier, Françoise ^a   Magnaldo, Thierry ^b  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Galectin 7; Mouse development; Stratified epithelia

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN; GALECTIN 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; GALECTINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033031308     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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