Morphogen propagation and action: Towards molecular models

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-302

  Kerszberg, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Activin; Gradient; Morphogen; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; INHIBIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; DICTYOSTELIUM; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XENOPUS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; DICTYOSTELIUM; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; INHIBINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRETINOIN; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033142715     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1999.0296     Document Type: Article

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