Enhanced cardiogenesis in embryonic stem cells overexpressing the GATA-4 transcription factor

Development

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2387-2395

  Grépin, Claudine ^a,b   Nemer, Georges ^a,b   Nemer, Mona ^a,b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Embryonic stem cells; GATA factors; Heart; Myocyte differentiation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0346429839     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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