The homeobox genes MSX2 and MOX2 are candidates for regulating epithelial-mesenchymal cell interactions in the human placenta

Placenta

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Quinn, L M ^a   Latham, S E ^a   Kalionis, B ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DLX4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HLX1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MEOX2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX2;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034152973     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.1999.0514     Document Type: Article

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