Understanding the regulation of surfactant gene expression

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-7

  Jacot, W ^a   Bousquet, J ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 3; POLYPEPTIDE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DNA BINDING; DNA LIBRARY; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TATA BOX;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0042812471     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00000103     Document Type: Editorial

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