The Pax2/5/8 gene egl-38 coordinates organogenesis of the C. elegansegg-laying system

Developmental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 240-253

  Rajakumar, Vandana ^a   Chamberlin, Helen M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cell fate specification; Egg laying; EGL 38; Genetic mosaic; Organogenesis; Pax; Uterus; Vulva

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EGL38; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PAX2 GENE; PAX5 GENE; PAX8 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845753985     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.08.068     Document Type: Article

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