Otx genes in the development and evolution of the vertebrate brain

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-363

  Boyl, Pietro Pilo ^a   Signore, Massimo ^a,b   Annino, Alessandro ^a   Barbera, Juan Pedro Martinez ^a   Acampora, Dario ^a,b   Simeone, Antonio ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROL SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRATE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPILEPSY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FETAL PROTEINS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VERTEBRATES; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 0034993195     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(01)00003-X     Document Type: Review

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