Gene circuitry controlling a stem cell niche

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-184

  Chen, Dahua ^a   McKearin, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAG OF MARBLES PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DPP PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PIWI PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; PROTEIN; PUMILIO PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETICS; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GERM CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 12544252115     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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