EpCAM homologues exhibit epithelial-specific but different expression patterns in the kidney

Transgenic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-238

  Trzpis, Monika ^a   McLaughlin, Pamela M ^a   Popa, Eliane R ^a   Terpstra, Peter ^a   Van Kooten, Theo G ^a   De Leij, Lou M ^a   Harmsen, Martin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EpCAM promoter; EpCAM EGP 2 transgenic mouse; Expression pattern

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN GA733; TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN GA733; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; C57BL MOUSE; COLON; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; COLON; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41049090428     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9141-8     Document Type: Article

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