Anterior patterning by synergistic activity of the early gastrula organizer and the anterior germ layer tissues of the mouse embryo

Development

Volumn 126, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 5171-5179

  Tam, Patrick P L ^a   Steiner, Kirsten A ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior epiblast; Anterior patterning; Anterior visceral endoderm; Gastrula organizer; Mouse; Neural axis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDODERM; FOREBRAIN; GASTRULA; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GERM LAYER; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMITIVE STREAK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CHORISTOMA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; GERM LAYERS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANIZERS, EMBRYONIC; TRANSPLANTS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033405707     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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