Bending of the neural plate during mouse spinal neurulation is independent of actin microfilaments

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-283

  Ybot Gonzalez, Patricia ^a   Copp, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytochalasin; Cytoskeleton; Embryo; Embryo culture; Microfilaments; Morphogenesis; Mouse; Neural tube defects; Neurulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; PHALLOIDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MICROFILAMENT; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROFILAMENTS; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033065724     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199907)215:3<273::AID-AJA9>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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