Sequential gene expression during pronephric tubule formation in vitro in Xenopus ectoderm

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 625-634

  Uochi, Takaaki ^a   Asashima, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

activin A; kidney; mesoderm induction; retinoic acid; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY TUBULE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030457622     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1996.t01-5-00006.x     Document Type: Article

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