Generation of mice deficient for Lbx2, a gene expressed in the urogenital system, nervous system, and Pax3 dependent tissues

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Wei, Ke ^a   Chen, Jiyuan ^a   Akrami, Kevan ^a   Sekhon, Rashmi ^a   Chen, Fabian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeobox; Lbx2; Neural crest; Pax3; Urogenital development

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOBOX; LACZ GENE; LBX1 GENE; LBX2 GENE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CREST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 34347338583     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20302     Document Type: Article

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