Expression of the novel basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factor cMespo in presomitic mesoderm of chicken embryos

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 223-226

  Buchberger, Astrid ^a   Bonneick, Sonja ^a   Arnold, Hans Henning ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

bHLH transcription factor; Chicken Mespo; Gastrulation; Presomitic mesoderm

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MESPO PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMITE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MESODERM; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SOMITES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0342844264     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00424-X     Document Type: Article

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