Retinoic acid induces down-regulation of Wnt-3a, apoptosis and diversion of tail bud cells to a neural fate in the mouse embryo

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-30

  Shum, Alisa S W ^a   Poon, Leo L M ^a   Tang, Wilson W T ^a   Koide, Tsuyoshi ^b   Chan, Billy W H ^a   Leung, Yun Chun G ^a,c   Shiroishi, Toshihiko ^b   Copp, Andrew J ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mouse embryo; Neural tissue; Retinoic acid; Tail bud; Wnt 3a

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; EMBRYO; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MESODERM; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURONS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN; WNT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032780716     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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