The aryl hydrocarbon receptor sans xenobiotics: Endogenous function in genetic model systems

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-498

  McMillan, Brian J ^a   Bradfield, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FIBROSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FORECASTING; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 34548363297     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.037259     Document Type: Short Survey

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