Molecular control of vertebrate limb development, evolution and congenital malformations

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-17

  Cohn, Martin J ^a   Bright, Philippa E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fibroblast growth factor; Hox genes; Limb development; Limb evolution; Pattern formation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FORELIMB; FOSSIL; GENE FUNCTION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0032954471     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051261     Document Type: Review

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