The homeobox gene Hex is required in definitive endodermal tissues for normal forebrain, liver and thyroid formation

Development

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2433-2445

  Barbera, Juan Pedro Martinez ^a   Clements, Melanie ^a   Thomas, Paul ^b   Rodriguez, Tristan ^a   Meloy, Denise ^a   Kioussis, Dimitris ^a   Beddington, Rosa S P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definitive endoderm; Forebrain; Liver; Mouse; Thyroid; Visceral endoderm

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HOMEOBOX; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL LINE; ENDODERM; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTAGENESIS; PROSENCEPHALON; THYROID GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034124779     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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