Heterochronic differences of Hoxa-11 expression in Xenopus fore- and hind limb development: Evidence for lower limb identity of the anuran ankle bones

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 175-187

  Blanco, Maria J ^a,b   Misof, Bernhard Y ^a   Wagner, Günter P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolutionary innovation; Heterochrony; Hoxa 11; Limb development; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; FIBULA; FORELIMB; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LONG BONE; LOWER LEG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; TARSUS, ANIMAL; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 0031875992     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050172     Document Type: Article

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