Regional differences in morphogenesis of the neuroepithelium suggest multiple mechanisms of spinal neurulation in the mouse

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-73

  Shum, Alisa S W ^a   Copp, Andrew J ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Mutant; Neural induction; Neural tube

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEURAL TUBE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030007578     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00196316     Document Type: Article

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