Roles for α1 connexin in morphogenesis of chick embryos revealed using a novel antisense approach

Developmental Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 33-42

  Becker, David L ^a   Mcgonnell, Imelda ^a   Makarenkova, Helen P ^a   Patel, Ketan ^a   Tickle, Cheryll ^a   Lorimer, Jo ^b,c   Green, Colin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Defects; Development; Gap junctions; Pattern formation; Pluronic gel

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POLOXAMER;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINA BIFIDA;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032967609     PISSN: 0192253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6408(1999)24:1/2<33::AID-DVG5>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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