In vitro control of organogenesis and body patterning by activin during early amphibian development

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-178

  Asashima, Makoto ^a   Ariizumi, Takashi ^a   Malacinski, George M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Amphibian; Body patterning; Cell differentiation; Embryonic induction; Gene expression; Morphogenesis; Organizer; Organogenesis; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; RETINOIC ACID; VITELLOGENIN;

AMPHIBIA; BIOENGINEERING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO INDUCTION; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION; MODEL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034091511     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(00)00195-4     Document Type: Review

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