Phenotypic characterization of the murine Nkx2.6 homeobox gene by gene targeting

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2874-2879

  Tanaka, Makoto ^a   Yamasaki, Naohito ^a   Izumo, Seigo ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOBOX; HOMOZYGOTE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MUTATION;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034115494     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.8.2874-2879.2000     Document Type: Article

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