The community effect in Xenopus myogenesis is promoted by dorsalizing factors

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 521-524

  Carnac, Gilles ^a,c   Gurdon, John B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME CRC INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Community effect; Dorsalizing molecules; Muscle; MyoD; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; MESODERM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030832559     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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