Activation of a single retinoic acid receptor isoform mediates proximodistal respecification

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 563-569

  Pecorino, Lauren T ^a   Entwistle, Alan ^a   Brockes, Jeremy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

HYBRID PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; LIMB; MESODERM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGENERATION; SALAMANDER;

ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; MESODERM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGENERATION; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRANSFECTION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0030134142     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00542-0     Document Type: Article

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