In vitro analysis of Bombyx mori early chorion gene regulation: Stage specific expression involves interactions with C/EBP-like and GATA factors

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-540

  Sourmeli, S ^a   Kravariti, L ^a   Lecanidou, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bombyx; C EBP; Choriogenesis; GATA; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 0037726775     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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