"Mir"acles in hox gene regulation

BioEssays

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 445-448

  Chopra, Vivek S ^a   Mishra, Rakesh K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HOX GENE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC;

BILATERIA;

EID: 33646367650     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20401     Document Type: Review

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