The nieuwkoid/dharma homeobox gene is essential for bmp2b repression in the zebrafish pregastrula

Developmental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-207

  Koos, David S ^a   Ho, Robert K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMP; Bozozok; Dharma; Homeodomain; Nieuwkoid; Nieuwkoop center; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HOMEOBOX; HOMOZYGOTE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; MICROINJECTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; STOP CODON; ZEBRA FISH;

AMPHIBIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033571649     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9479     Document Type: Article

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