The type I activin receptor ActRIB is required for egg cylinder organization and gastrulation in the mouse

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 844-857

  Gu, Zhenyu ^a   Nomura, Masatoshi ^a   Simpson, Brenda B ^a   Lei, Hong ^a   Feijen, Alie ^b   Van Den Eijnden Van Raaij, Janny ^b   Donahoe, Patricia K ^a   Li, En ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activin; Gastrulation; Gene targeting; Mesoderm induction; Serine threonine kinase receptor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO INDUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GASTRULATION; GENE TARGETING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032521185     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.6.844     Document Type: Article

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