MLC3F transgene expression in iv mutant mice reveals the importance of left-right signalling pathways for the acquisition of left and right atrial but not ventricular compartment identity

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-215

  Franco, Diego ^a   Kelly, Robert ^b   Moorman, Antoon F M ^a   Lamers, Wouter H ^a   Buckingham, Margaret ^b   Brown, Nigel A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial isomerism; Cardiac morphogenesis; Fate mapping; Handedness; Iv iv mice; Left right signalling; Myosin light chain; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; ISOMERISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GALACTOSIDES; GENES, REPORTER; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INDOLES; ISOMERISM; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0034998042     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.1135     Document Type: Article

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