Lhx9: A novel LIM-homeodomain gene expressed in the developing forebrain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 783-793

  Rétaux, Sylvie ^a   Rogard, Monique ^a   Bach, Ingolf ^b   Failli, Vieri ^a   Besson, Marie Jo ^b  

^a Institut des Neurosciences   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Forebrain; Lhx2; Lhx9; LIM homeodomain; Neuromeres

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LIM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA LIBRARY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

DROSOPHILA APTEROUS;

EID: 0033555879     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-02-00783.1999     Document Type: Article

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