Identification of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor isoforms in dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-293

  Tsuchida, Shuichi ^a   Takizawa, Takashi ^a   Abe, Katsunori ^a   Okamoto, Masayo ^a   Tagawa, Masahiro ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Gene scanning; MITF; Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR D; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR H; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR J; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR M; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 69949090640     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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