Expression of the Tyro4/Mek4/Cek4 gene specifically marks a subset of embryonic motor neurons and their muscle targets

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-74

  Kilpatrick, T J ^a   Brown, A ^a   Lai, C ^a   Gassmann, M ^a   Goulding, M ^a   Lemke, G ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH REGULATION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MUSCLE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029986626     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0005     Document Type: Article

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