Anterior endoderm and head induction in early vertebrate embryos

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-217

  De Souza, Flávio S J ^a   Niehrs, Christof ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior endoderm; Cerberus; Gastrulation; Head induction; Hex; Organizer; Prechordal plate

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO INDUCTION; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; HEAD; MAMMAL; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRUNK; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CERBERUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034079696     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410000204     Document Type: Review

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