Developmental regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans DNA topoisomerase I expression

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-253

  Jang, Yeon Joo ^a   Park, Hyungki ^a   Lee, Junho ^a   Koo, Hyeon Sook ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Development; Gene expression; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042974403     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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