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Gene Expression

Positive and Negative Regulatory Elements Mediating Transcription from the Drosophila melanogaster Actin 5C Distal Promoter

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Pages 6172-6180 | Received 28 Jun 1990, Accepted 04 Sep 1990, Published online: 31 Mar 2023

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