Hox11 acts cell autonomously in spleen development and its absence results in altered cell fate of mesenchymal spleen precursors

Developmental Biology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 231-243

  Kanzler, Benoit ^a   Dear, T Neil ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asplenia; Homeobox; Hox11; Pancreas; Spleen; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOBOX; MESENCHYME; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; STOMACH;

CHIMAERIFORMES;

EID: 0035371285     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0239     Document Type: Article

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