Neurulation in amniote vertebrates: A novel view deduced from the use of quail-chick chimeras

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 909-916

  Le Douarin, Nicole M ^a   Teillet, Marie Aimée ^a   Catala, Martin ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

Floor plate; Midline cells; Neurulation; Notocard; Organizer

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; NEURAL TUBE; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHIMERA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NOTOCHORD; QUAIL;

EID: 0031796358     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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