Formation of a functional morphogen gradient by a passive process in tissue from the early Xenopus embryo

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 199-207

  McDowell, N ^a   Gurdon, J B ^a   Grainger, D J ^a  

^a Wel/CRC Inst Canc/Devtl Biol   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morphogen; Passive diffusion; TGF ; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

MORPHOGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DIFFUSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LIGANDS; MORPHOGENESIS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035069536     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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