Neural induction and patterning in embryos deficient in FGF signaling

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-65

  Godsave, Susan F ^a   Durston, Antony J ^a  

^a HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antero posterior patterning; Fibroblast growth factor; Neural induction; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE INDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHOGENESIS; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031028579     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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