Cis-regulatory organization of the Pax6 gene in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 649-659

  Irvine, Steven Q ^a   Fonseca, Vera C ^a   Zompa, Michael A ^a   Antony, Rajee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancers; Transcriptional regulator; Tunicate; Urochordate

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; MUS; TETRAPODA;

EID: 43049107466     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.01.036     Document Type: Article

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