Combinatorial Regulation of Photoreceptor Differentiation Factor Gene Nrl, Revealed by in Vivo Promoter Analysis
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GENE NRL, REVEALED BY IN VIVO PROMOTER ANALYSIS Marie-Audrey I. Kautzmann, Douglas S. Kim, Marie-Paule Felder-Schmittbuhl, Anand Swaroop From Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory (N-NRL), National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; Département de Neurobiologie des Rythmes, CNRS UPR 3212, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Strasbourg, France. Running Title: Combinatorial Regulation of Nrl Expression Address correspondence to: Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., N-NRL, National Eye Institute, Bldg 6/338, 6 Center Drive, National Institutes of Health, MSC0610, Bethesda, MD 20892. Tel.: 301-435-5754; Fax: 301-4809917; E-mail: [email protected].
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تاریخ انتشار 2011