Mechanisms of normal and abnormal neurulation: Evidence from embryo culture studies

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-212

  Fleming, Angeleen ^a   Gerrelli, Dianne ^a   Greene, Nicholas D E ^a   Copp, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diabetes; folate; mutant genes; neural tube defects; teratogen

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBRYO CULTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE MUTATION; MICROFILAMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOSPHOINOSITIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

EID: 0030991904     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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