Neural tube closure in Xenopus laevis involves medial migration, directed protrusive activity, cell intercalation and convergent extension

Development

Volumn 126, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 4547-4556

  Davidson, L A ^a   Keller, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergent extension; Directed protrusive activity; Epidermal cytokeratin; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Mediolateral intercalation; N tubulin; Neural crest; Neuron; Radial intercalation; Tyramide; Whole mount confocal microscopy; xash3; xk81; xpax3; xslug

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; NEURAL CREST; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032739204     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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