EMX2 protein in the developing mouse brain and olfactory area

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Mallamaci, Antonello ^a   Iannone, Raffaella ^b   Briata, Paola ^b   Pintonello, Luisa ^a   Mercurio, Sara ^a   Boncinelli, Edoardo ^a,c   Corte, Giorgio ^b,d  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d 16132 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cerebral cortex; EMX2; Homeobox; Olfactory system

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031758899     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00141-5     Document Type: Article

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