Expression of hindlimb abnormalities under rearing temperature effects during the larval development of the salamander Pleurodeles waltl (urodele amphibian)

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 555-565

  Dournon, Christian ^a   Bautz, Alain ^a   Membre, Hervé ^a   Lauthier, Michel ^b   Collenot, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Université René Descartes   (France)

Author keywords

Anomalie m.p.; Heat treatment; Hindlimb development; Reversed knee joint; Twisted foot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SALAMANDER; TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; PLEURODELES WALTL; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031712532     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-3-00010.x     Document Type: Article

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