Beyond homeosis - HOX function in morphogenesis and organogenesis

Differentiation

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 461-476

  Castelli Gair Hombría, James ^a   Lovegrove, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hox; Morphogenesis; Organogenesis; Segment identity

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOX GENE; INVERTEBRATE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATE;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242297821     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.2003.7108004.x     Document Type: Review

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