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Inhibition of distal lung morphogenesis in Nkx2.1(-/-) embryos.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Feb 2000
Yuan B, Li C, Kimura S, Engelhardt R T, Smith B R, Minoo P
Abstract excerpt
In vitro and in vivo results are consistent with a critical role for NKX2.1, an epithelial homeodomain transcription factor in lung morphogenesis. Nkx2.1 null mutant embryos die at birth due to respiratory insufficiency caused by profoundly abnormal lungs. However, the precise role of NKX2.1 in t...
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