Vulva formation in Pristionchus pacificus relies on continuous gonadal induction

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 451-459

  Sigrist, Carola B ^a   Sommer, Ralf J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Evolution and development; Induction; Pristionchus pacificus; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO INDUCTION; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; GONAD; MUTANT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; VULVA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GONADS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MUTAGENESIS; NEMATODA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032798951     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050278     Document Type: Article

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