SOX genes and neural progenitor identity

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-13

  Pevny, Larysa ^a   Placzek, Marysia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX14; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX21; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOXB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

EID: 13844250648     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.01.016     Document Type: Review

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