Mechanisms of T-box gene function in the developing heart

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-222

  Greulich, Franziska ^a   Rudat, Carsten ^a   Kispert, Andreas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Heart fields; Myocardial patterning; Tbx

Indexed keywords

T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEART; HUMANS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

EID: 79959949912     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr112     Document Type: Review

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