Midline fusion in the formation of the secondary palate anticipated by upregulation of keratin K5/6 and localized expression of vimentin mRNA in medial edge epithelium

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-244

  Gibbins, John R ^a   Manthey, Ana ^a   Tazawa, Yuko M ^a   Scott, Brendan ^a,b   Bloch Zupan, Agnes ^b,c   Hunter, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Institute of Dental Research Sydney South West Area Health Service NSW Health   (Australia)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal transition; In situ hybridization; Keratin K5; Palatal fusion; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; KERATIN; MESSENGER RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; EXON; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; KERATINS; PALATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033001604     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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