Cytochalasin B inhibits morphogenetic movement and muscle differentiation of activin-treated ectoderm in Xenopus

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-49

  Tamai, Keiko ^a   Yokota, Chika ^a   Ariizumi, Takashi ^a   Asashima, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin A; Cytochalasin B; Morphogenetic movement; Muscle differentiation; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

APHIDICOLIN; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; HYDROXYUREA; PACLITAXEL;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XENOPUS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; APHIDICOLIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; COLCHICINE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOCHALASIN B; ECTODERM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROXYUREA; INHIBINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLES; PACLITAXEL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032986918     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169x.1999.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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