Differential gene expression of Xenopus Pitx1, Pitx2b and Pitx2c during cement gland, stomodeum and pituitary development

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 191-194

  Schweickert, Axel ^a   Steinbeisser, Herbert ^b   Blum, Martin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior neural ridge; Cement gland; Homeobox genes; otx2; Pituitary; Pitx1; Pitx2; Stomodeum; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PITX1 PROTEIN; PITX2C PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

XENOPUS;

EID: 0034880479     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(01)00461-0     Document Type: Article

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