Zebrafish hhex, nk2.1a, and pax2.1 regulate thyroid growth and differentiation downstream of Nodal-dependent transcription factors

Developmental Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-80

  Elsalini, Osama A ^a   Von Gartzen, Julia ^a   Cramer, Matthias ^a   Rohr, Klaus B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclops; Hypothyroidism; Mouse; One eyed pinhead; Pax2

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HHEX GENE; MAMMAL; NK2 1A GENE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; ORGANOGENESIS; PAX2 1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; THYROID GLAND; ZEBRA FISH;

CYCLOPS; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142106386     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00436-6     Document Type: Article

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