Hedgehog and patched in neural development and disease

Neuron

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1243-1257

  Goodrich, Lisa V ^a   Scott, Matthew P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEDGEHOG; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032409157     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80645-5     Document Type: Review

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