Retinoid signalling and axial patterning during early vertebrate embryogenesis

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-349

  Durston, A J ^a   Van Der Wees, J ^a   Pijnappel, W W M ^a   Schilthuis, J G ^a   Godsave, S F ^a  

^a HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axial patterning; Hox gene; Retinoid; Retinoid receptor; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

RETINOID; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN;

EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; HOMEOBOX; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOGENESIS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIDS; TERATOGENS; VERTEBRATES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030823921     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000610     Document Type: Review

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