Spatio-temporal curvature pattern of the caudal body axis for non-mutant and curly tail mouse embryos during the period of caudal neural tube closure

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Peeters, Marian C E ^a   Hekking, Johan W M ^a   Vainas, Tryfon ^a   Drukker, Jan ^a   Van Straaten, Henny W M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axial curvature; Curly tail mutant; Mouse embryo; Neurulation; Posterior neuropore

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NEURAL TUBE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031059611     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050045     Document Type: Article

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