Retinoic acid induces stage-specific repatterning of the rostral central nervous system

Developmental Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Avantaggiato, Virginia ^a   Acampora, Dario ^a   Tuorto, Francesca ^a   Simeone, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDODERM; FOREBRAIN; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

EID: 0030010613     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0120     Document Type: Article

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