En-2 regulates the expression of the ligands for Eph type tyrosine kinases in chick embryonic tectum

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-217

  Shigetani, Yasuyo ^a   Funahashi, Jun Ichi ^a   Nakamura, Harukazu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; En 2; Eph type receptor tyrosine kinases and ligands; Retinotectal projection

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RETINA;

EID: 0030937599     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01151-0     Document Type: Article

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