Spatio-temporal expression of HOX genes in human hindgut development

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-66

  Illig, Romana ^a   Fritsch, Helga ^a   Schwarzer, Christoph ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Developmental regulation; Hindgut; HOX gene expression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HINDGUT DEVELOPMENT; HOX GENE; HOXA GENE; HOXA11 GENE; HOXA13 GENE; HOXB GENE; HOXC GENE; HOXD GENE; HOXD12 GENE; HOXD13 GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ONTOGENY; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RECTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84870882016     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23893     Document Type: Article

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