Ectopic expression of the nude gene induces hyperproliferation and defects in differentiation: Implications for the self-renewal of cutaneous epithelia

Developmental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-67

  Prowse, David M ^a   Lee, David ^a   Weiner, Lorin ^a   Jiang, Nanyan ^a   Magro, Cynthia M ^b   Baden, Howard P ^a   Brissette, Janice L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Hair follicle; Hfh11; whn; Winged helix transcription factor

Indexed keywords

INVOLUCRIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; KERATINOCYTE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EPITHELIUM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0033178567     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9328     Document Type: Article

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