Gene regulation of cell adhesion: A key step in neural morphogenesis

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 337-352

  Edelman, Gerald M ^a   Jones, Frederick S ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Gene regulation; Homeodomain; Neural development; Paired domain; Segmentation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ADHESION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE CONTROL; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0032079140     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(97)00034-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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