Control of her1 expression during zebrafish somitogenesis by a Delta- dependent oscillator and an independent wave-front activity

Genes and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1678-1690

  Holley, Scott A ^a   Geisler, Robert ^a   Nüsslein Volhard, Christiane ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delta; her1; Oscillator; Somitogenesis; Wave front; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMITE; WAVEFORM; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SOMITES; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034234968     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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