Development of the avian iris and ciliary body: The role of activin and follistatin in coordination of the smooth-to-striated muscle transition

Developmental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 226-234

  Link, Brian A ^a   Nishi, Rae ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FOWL; IRIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0032528456     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8918     Document Type: Article

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