Cortical rotation is required for the correct spatial expression of nr3, sia and gsc in Xenopus embryos

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 741-745

  Medina, Araceli ^a   Wendler, Susanne R ^a   Steinbeisser, Herbert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

catenin; Axis formation; Cortical rotation; gsc; nr3; sia; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; FETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GOOSECOID PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESODERM; MICROINJECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; SIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030666958     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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