The signaling pathway mediated by the type IIB activin receptor controls axial patterning and lateral asymmetry in the mouse

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1812-1826

  Oh, Suk P ^a   Li, En ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin BMP; Asplenia syndrome; Axial skeleton; Lateral asymmetry; Serine threonine kinase receptor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; DEXTROCARDIA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; GROWTH REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030837018     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.14.1812     Document Type: Article

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