Action of valproic acid on Xenopus laevis development: Teratogenic effects on eyes

Teratogenesis Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-133

  Pennati, Roberta ^a   Groppelli, Silvia ^a   De Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a   Sotgia, Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Department of Biology   (Italy)

Author keywords

"In situ" hybridization; Eye malformations; Pax 6; Valproic acid; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTULA; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EPILEPSY; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURAL CREST; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SOMITE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETINA; SOMITES; TERATOGENS; TIME FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0035106236     PISSN: 02703211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6866(2001)21:2<121::AID-TCM2>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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