Transcription factors in mouse lung development and function

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 25-5, 2001, Pages

  Costa, Robert H ^a   Kalinichenko, Vladimir V ^a   Lim, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

GATA; Gli; Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 forkhead homolog; Homeodomain box; Nkx2.1; Pod1; Winged helix forkhead box deoxyribonucleic acid binding domain

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD BOX A2; FORKHEAD RELATED ACTIVATOR 1; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN BOX A5; NUCLEAR FACTOR; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BRONCHIOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAS EXCHANGE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0035041598     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.280.5.l823     Document Type: Review

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