Overlapping expression of amphioxus homologs of the thyroid transcription factor-1 gene and thyroid peroxidase gene in the endostyle: Insight into evolution of the thyroid gland

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 231-242

  Ogasawara, Michio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Endostyle; Thyroid gland; Thyroid peroxidase; Thyroid transcription factor 1

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IODINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; THYROID FOLLICLE; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THYROID GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034062021     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050309     Document Type: Article

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