The Homeobox and Genetic Disease: Structure and Dynamics of Wild Type and Mutant Homeodomain Proteins

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Ferretti, James A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeobox; Homeodomain; vnd NK 2

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035580639     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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