Skeletal myogenesis in the mouse esophagus does not occur through transdifferentiation

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-82

  Rishniw, Mark ^a   Xin, Hong Bo ^a   Deng, Ke Yu ^a   Kotlikoff, Michael I ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; Green fluorescent protein; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ESOPHAGUS; GENE MAPPING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

MURINAE;

EID: 0038354512     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gene.10198     Document Type: Article

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