Genetic evidence for conserved non-coding element function across species-the ears have it

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5 JAN, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Turner, Eric E ^a,b,c   Cox, Timothy C ^a,b,d  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniofacial morphogenesis; Ear development; Enhancer; Hmx1; Oculoauricular syndrome; Pinna

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893560370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00007     Document Type: Article

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