The role of prechordal mesendoderm in neural patterning

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-33

  Kiecker, C ^a   Niehrs, C ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; BRAIN REGION; CELL MOTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDODERM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GASTRULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MESODERM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035252746     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(00)00170-7     Document Type: Review

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