An emerging molecular mechanism for the neural vs mesodermal cell fate decision

Cell Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 708-710

  Li, Roman A ^a   Storey, Kate G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TBX6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MESODERM; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MESODERM; MICE; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79955589117     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2011.54     Document Type: Article

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