EGL-17(FGF) expression coordinates the attraction of the migrating sex myoblasts with vulval induction in C. elegans

Development

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1083-1093

  Burdine, Rebecca D ^a   Branda, Catherine S ^a   Stern, Michael J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis; Cell migration; EGL 17; FGF; Sex myoblasts; Vulval induction

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; VULVA;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; GENES, REPORTER; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HELMINTH PROTEINS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLES; MUTATION; STEM CELLS; VULVA;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031917476     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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