Cell-intrinsic regulators of proliferation in vertebrate retinal progenitors

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Levine, Edward M ^a   Green, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chx10; Cyclin D1; p27Kip1; Rx; Six6

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D; PROTEIN P19; PROTEIN P57; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F;

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HOMEOBOX; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; STEM CELL; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842281541     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2003.09.001     Document Type: Review

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