Segmentally iterated expression of an engrailed-class gene in the embryo of an australian onychophoran

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 282-286

  Wedeen, Cathy J ^a   Kostriken, Richard G ^a   Leach, David ^b   Whitington, Paul ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engrailed; Mesoderm; Onychophora; Segmentation; Velvet worm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; EVOLUTION; GENE ISOLATION; HOMEOBOX; METAZOON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030670739     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050115     Document Type: Article

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