Hox genes in digit development and evolution

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Zákány, József ^a   Duboule, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolution; HoxA; HoxD; Limb development

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARM; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FINGER; FINGER MALFORMATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HOMEOBOX; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYDACTYLY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0032902095     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051262     Document Type: Review

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