The control of Xenopus embryonic primary neurogenesis is mediated by retinoid signalling in the neurectoderm

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-80

  Sharpe, Colin ^a   Goldstone, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary neurons; Retinoid signalling; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID; RETINOID X RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; DIMERIZATION; ECTODERM; MONOTERPENES; MUTAGENESIS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; RETINOIDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERPENES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033993477     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00273-7     Document Type: Article

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