Activin A and follistatin influence expression of somatostatin in the ciliary ganglion in vivo

Developmental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 293-303

  Darland, Diane C ^a,b   Nishi, Rae ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CILIARY GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032531777     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8998     Document Type: Article

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