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Suppression of heat shock transcription factor HSF1 in zebrafish causes heat-induced apoptosis†

  1. Ganghu Wang,
  2. Haigen Huang,
  3. Rujuan Dai,
  4. Ki-Young Lee,
  5. Shuo Lin,
  6. Nahid F. Mivechi*

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2001

DOI: 10.1002/gene.1064

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Volume 30, Issue 3, pages 195–197, July 2001

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Wang, G., Huang, H., Dai, R., Lee, K.-Y., Lin, S. and Mivechi, N. F. (2001), Suppression of heat shock transcription factor HSF1 in zebrafish causes heat-induced apoptosis. Genesis, 30: 195–197. doi: 10.1002/gene.1064

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  1. Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

*Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912

  1. †

    Zebrafish HSF-1c cDNA reported here has Genebank accession number AF391099.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUL 2001
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 JUN 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 11 JUN 2001

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  • National Institutes of Health–National Cancer Institute. Grant Numbers: CA62130, CA 85947
  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: NIH-RR13227

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