A new mouse member of the Wnt gene family, mWnt-8, is expressed during early embryogenesis and is ectopically induced by retinoic acid

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 141-152

  Bouillet, Philippe ^a   Oulad Abdelghani, Mustapha ^a   Ward, Simon J ^a   Bronner, Sylviane ^a   Chambon, Pierre ^a   Dollé, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Gastrulation; In situ hybridization; Mouse development; Neurulation; Retinoic acid induced genes; Rhombomeres; Wnt genes

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEM CELL;

EID: 0030218077     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(96)00569-2     Document Type: Article

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