Wnt and FGF pathways cooperatively pattern anteroposterior neural ectoderm in Xenopus

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 105-114

  McGrew, L Lynn ^a   Hoppler, Stefan ^a   Moon, Randall T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominant negative protein; FGF; Neural induction; Noggin; Wnt; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CARRIER PROTEINS; ECTODERM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS; XENOPUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031423765     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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