Positioning the isthmic organizer - Where Otx2 and Gbx2 meet

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 237-240

  Simeone, Antonio ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; EMBRYO; GASTRULATION; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034214298     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02000-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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