A role for DNA methylation in gastrulation and somite patterning

Developmental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-205

  Martin, C Cristofre ^a   Laforest, Lynda ^a   Akimenko, Marie Andrée ^a   Ekker, Marc ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; DNA methyltransferase; Methylation; Notochord; Somites; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; AZACITIDINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTULA; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMITE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0033557621     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9105     Document Type: Article

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