Foxn4 influences alveologenesis during lung development

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 240, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1512-1517

  Li, Shengguo ^a   Xiang, Mengqing ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveologenesis; Foxn4; Lung; Proximal airway; Transcription factor; Winged helix forkhead

Indexed keywords

FOXN4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLARA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM BASAL CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EYE PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GALACTOSIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; LAC OPERON; LUNG; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORGANOGENESIS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

MURINAE;

EID: 79955710080     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22610     Document Type: Article

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