Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms contribute to motor neuron pathfinding

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6795, 2000, Pages 515-519

  Sharma, Kamal ^a,b   Leonard, Ann E ^a   Lettieri, Karen ^a   Pfaff, Samuel L ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; MOTONEURON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHIMERA; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; LIMB BUD; MALE; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VATES;

EID: 0034601506     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35020078     Document Type: Article

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