Distinct and regulated activities of human Gli proteins in Drosophila

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 1319-1322

  Von Mering, Christian ^a   Basler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

CUBITUS; CUBITUS INTERRUPTUS; DROSOPHILA; ERINACEIDAE; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033581926     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80054-8     Document Type: Article

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