Gene expression and pattern formation during early embryonic development in amphibians

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-528

  Grunz, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic control; Induction; Organ engineering; Pattern formation; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELL PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLISTATIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID; RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

AMPHIBIA; CHICKEN; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; INVERTEBRATE; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PATTERN STIMULATION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032801860     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942663     Document Type: Review

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