Neuroectodermal and endodermal expression of the ascidian Cdx gene is separated by metamorphosis

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 212-216

  Hinman, Veronica F ^a   Becker, Erika ^a   Degnan, Bernard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chordate evolution; Heterochrony; Urochordate

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GILL; INTESTINE; METAMORPHOSIS; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; HERDMANIA CURVATA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034119725     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050306     Document Type: Article

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