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POU Domain Factors of the Brn-3 Class Recognize Functional DNA Elements Which Are Distinctive, Symmetrical, and Highly Conserved in Evolution

Craig A. GruberDepartment of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California
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Jerry M. RheeDepartment of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California
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Anatoli GleibermanDepartment of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California
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Eric E. TurnerDepartment of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California;Program in Neuroscience, La Jolla, California;University of California, San Diego, and San Diego VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California
Pages 2391-2400 | Received 20 Nov 1996, Accepted 30 Jan 1997, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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