Expression of steroidogenic factor I in the testis requires an E box and CCAAT box in its promoter proximal region

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 670-679

  Daggett, Melissa A F ^a   Rice, Daren A ^a   Heckert, Leslie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033994868     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.3.670     Document Type: Article

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