A novel BMP expressed in developing mouse limb, spinal cord, and tail bud is a potent mesoderm inducer in Xenopus embryos

Developmental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 222-232

  Gamer, Laura W ^a   Wolfman, Neil M ^a   Celeste, Anthony J ^a   Hattersley, Gary ^a   Hewick, Rod ^a   Rosen, Vicki ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

BMP; Follistatin; Limb; Spinal cord; Tailbud; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 11; MYOSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MESODERM; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033120212     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9191     Document Type: Article

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