Sox9a regulation of ff1a in zebrafish (Danio rerio) suggests an involvement of ff1a in cartilage development

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Koskinen, Jarno ^a   Karlsson, Johnny ^a   Olsson, Per Erik ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chondrogenesis; ff1; Fushi tarazu factor 1; Knock down; Liver receptor homologue 1; Sox9; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN FF1A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; MANDIBLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARYNX; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMITE; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64049084445     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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