An essential role for retinoid signaling in anteroposterior neural specification and neuronal differentiation

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 417-428

  Blumberg, Bruce ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Loss of function; Neuronal differentiation; Posteriorization; RAR; Retinoid

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0000531708     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1997.0165     Document Type: Article

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