Dynamic expression of lunatic fringe during feather morphogenesis: A switch from medial-lateral to anterior-posterior asymmetry

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 351-354

  Chen, Chia Wei Janet ^a   Chuong, Cheng Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Axis; Feather; Gene expression; Lunatic fringe

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; FEATHER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CHICK EMBRYO; FEATHERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTEINS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034001756     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00285-3     Document Type: Article

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