Xbra3 induces mesoderm and neural tissue in Xenopus laevis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 405-419

  Strong, C F ^a,b   Barnett, M W ^a   Hartman, D ^a   Jones, E A ^a   Stott, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoderm; Neural induction; Xbra; Xbra3; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MESODERM; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; MURINAE; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS BRACHYURY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034660308     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9710     Document Type: Article

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