Isolation and characterization of a novel human paired-like homeodomain-containing transcription factor gene, VSX1, expressed in ocular tissues

Genomics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-293

  Semina, E V ^a   Mintz Hittner, H A ^c   Murray, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 20P; DNA SEQUENCE; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034007794     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.6093     Document Type: Article

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