Deletion of Snai2 and Snai3 Results in Impaired Physical Development Compounded by Lymphocyte Deficiency

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Pioli, Peter D ^a   Dahlem, Timothy J ^a   Weis, Janis J ^a   Weis, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; PROTEIN SNAI3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SLUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; KNOCKIN MOUSE; LEUKOCYTE DISORDER; LYMPHOCYTE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SNAI2 GENE; SNAI3 GENE; STUNTING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84880488208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069216     Document Type: Article

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