Targeted disruption of the Nkx3.1 gene in mice results in morphogenetic defects of minor salivary glands: Parallels to glandular duct morphogenesis in prostate

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 163-174

  Schneider, Andre ^a   Brand, Thomas ^a   Zweigerdt, Robert ^a   Arnold, Hans Henning ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duct morphogenesis; Epithelial hyperplasia; Gene knock out; Nkx3.1 transcription factor; Prostate and salivary glands

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DUODENUM; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCUS; HEART; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LUNG; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; MUTANT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REPORTER GENE; SCLEROTOME;

ANIMALS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MORPHOGENESIS; PROSTATE; SALIVARY GLANDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS GAURUS; ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 0034234783     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00355-5     Document Type: Article

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