Gene regulatory networks in the early ascidian embryo

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1789, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-273

  Satou, Yutaka ^a   Satoh, Nori ^a   Imai, Kaoru S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Ciona intestinalis; Gene regulatory network; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIACEA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64249140614     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2008.03.005     Document Type: Review

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