Includes bibliography. / Despite the fact that the chicken embryo is a model system for developmental biologists, comparatively little is known about the regulation of avian melanogenesis. There has only been one report of the characterisation of the chicken tyrosinase gene promoter, and only one full-length chicken microphthalmia cDNA (cmi9) has been identified to date.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/3194 |
Date | January 2002 |
Creators | Pinder, Karen Elizabeth |
Contributors | Kidson, Sue |
Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Human Biology |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
Format | application/pdf |
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