A conserved role for H15-related T-box transcription factors in zebrafish and Drosophila heart formation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-247

  Griffin, K J P ^a,b   Stoller, J ^a,b   Gibson, M ^b   Chen, S ^a,b   Yelon, D ^c   Stainier, D Y R ^c   Kimelman, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; H15; Heart formation; HrT; Pandora; T box; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; HEART; HEART DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ARTHROPODA; DANIO RERIO; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034651896     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9571     Document Type: Article

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