Otx1 and Otx2 in the development and evolution of the mammalian brain

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6790-6798

  Simeone, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Brain patterning; Corticogenesis; Head organizer; Visceral endoderm

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FOREBRAIN; GENE DOSAGE; MAMMAL; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032403764     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.23.6790     Document Type: Review

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