An amphioxus snail gene: Expression in paraxial mesoderm and neural plate suggests a conserved role in patterning the chordate embryo

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 208, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 569-577

  Langeland, James A ^a   Tomsa, Jill M ^a   Jackman Jr , William R ^b   Kimmel, Charles B ^b  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Chordate; Evolution; Neural crest; Snail

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CHORDATA; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MESODERM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEURAL CREST; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURAL CREST; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031797957     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050216     Document Type: Article

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