Domains of regulatory gene expression and the developing optic chiasm: Correspondence with retinal axon paths and candidate signaling cells

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 403, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 346-358

  Marcus, Riva C ^a,e   Shimamura, Kenji ^b,d   Sretavan, David ^b   Lai, Eseng ^c   Rubenstein, John L R ^b   Mason, Carol A ^a  

^a Center for Neurobiology and Behavior   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; BF 1; BF 2; Dlx 2; Forebrain; Midline; Nkx 2.1; Nkx 2.2; Shh

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; RETINA NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GENES, REPORTER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; OPTIC CHIASM; PREGNANCY; RETINA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033579833     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990118)403:3<346::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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