Vertebrate aristaless-related genes

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 651-663

  Meijlink, Frits ^a   Beverdam, Annemiek ^a   Brouwer, Antje ^a   Oosterveen, Tony C ^a   Ten Berge, Derk ^a  

^a HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Craniofacial development; Homeobox genes; Limb development; Skeletogenesis

Indexed keywords

BONE DEVELOPMENT; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HOMEOBOX; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EXTREMITIES; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LEG BONES; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SKULL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033370681     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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