Transcriptional activity of Drosophila melanogaster ecdysone receptor isoforms and ultraspiracle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-191

  Dela Cruz, F E ^a,b   Kirsch, D R ^a   Heinrich, J N ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ECDYSONE; INSECTICIDE; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034070167     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0240183     Document Type: Article

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