The specification of neuronal identity by graded sonic hedgehog signalling

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-362

  Briscoe, James ^a   Ericson, Johan ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hedgehog; Morphogen; Motor neuron; Neural patterning; Ventral neural tube

Indexed keywords

ERINACEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033143881     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1999.0295     Document Type: Article

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