Anteroposterior patterning by mutual repression of orthodenticle and caudal-type transcription factors

Evolution and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-152

  Isaacs, Harry V ^a   Andreazzoli, Massimiliano ^b   Slack, Jonathan M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033224364     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142x.1999.99020.x     Document Type: Article

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