Gastrulation and homeobox genes in chick embryos

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-16

  Lemaire, Lydia ^a   Kessel, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Gastrulation; Homeobox gene

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO POLARITY; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESODERM; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; METAZOA;

EID: 0030821042     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00102-0     Document Type: Review

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