Signalling networks regulating dental development

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-123

  Thesleff, Irma ^a   Sharpe, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMP; Epithelial mesenchymal interactions; FGF; Hedgehog; Homeobox genes; Pattern formation; Tooth morphogenesis; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENAMEL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEURAL CREST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; MESODERM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030815478     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00115-9     Document Type: Review

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