Focus on molecules: Homeobox protein Chx10

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-542

  Liang, Li ^a   Sandell, Julie H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar cell; Chx10; microphthalmia; retina

Indexed keywords

HOMEOBOX PROTEIN CHX10; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA BINDING; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MICROPHTHALMIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROPHTHALMOS; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 41049088876     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.03.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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