A conserved MRF4 promoter drives transgenic expression in Xenopus embryonic somites and adult muscle.

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Published in Int J Dev Biol on January 01, 2010

Authors

Timothy J Hinterberger1

Author Affiliations

1: Biomedical Program, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA. timh@uaa.alaska.edu

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