Activin treated urodele ectoderm: A model experimental system for cardiogenesis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 715-718

  Ariizumi, Takashi ^a   Komazaki, Shinji ^b   Asashima, Makoto ^a   Malacinski, George M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin treated heart; Amphibian heart culture; Newt heart development; Urodele cardiogenesis; Urodele heart induction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; GASTRULA; HEART; HEART BEAT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECTODERM; FEMALE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HEART; INHIBINS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 0029837849     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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