Regulation of eye formation by the Rx and pax6 homeobox genes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 186-194

  Mathers, P H ^a   Jamrich, M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Eye; Homeobox; Pax6; Rx; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BETA ARRESTIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

CLONING; ECTOPIC ORGAN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0034020651     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000683     Document Type: Review

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