Expression and potential role of GATA factors in trophoblast development

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Bai, Hanako ^a,b   Sakurai, Toshihiro ^a   Godkin, James D ^c   Imakawa, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; GATA factors; Mammals; Transcriptional regulation; Trophectoderm (TE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874291954     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2012-100     Document Type: Review

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