The role of NKx2.5 in keratinocyte differentiation

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 376-381

  Hwang, Chul ^a   Jang, Sunhyae ^a   Choi, Dae Kyoung ^a   Kim, Sujong ^b   Lee, Joong Hwa ^c   Lee, Young ^a   Kim, Chang Deok ^a   Lee, Jeung Hoon ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Lee Joong Hwa Urologic Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Keratinocyte differentiation; Nkx2.5; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949092362     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.4.376     Document Type: Article

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