Connexin43 gap junction protein plays an essential role in morphogenesis of the embryonic chick face

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 420-438

  McGonnell, Imelda M ^a   Green, Colin R ^a,b   Tickle, Cheryll ^a,c   Becker, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides; Chick; Connexins; Development; Embryo; Face; Outgrowth

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FACE DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BEAK; CELL DIVISION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FACE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MSX1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0034762109     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.1208     Document Type: Article

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