Abnormal anteroposterior and dorsoventral patterning of the limb bud in the absence of retinoids

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 115-125

  Stratford, T ^a   Logan, C ^b   Zile, M ^c   Maden, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic protein; Engrailed; Fibroblast growth factor; Homeobox gene; Limb development; Lmx; Quail; Retinoic acid; Retinoids; Sonic hedgehog; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO POLARITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MARKER GENE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; COTURNIX; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB BUD; OVUM; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RETINOIDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032934594     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00231-7     Document Type: Article

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