Expression cloning of xenopus Os4, an evolutionarily conserved gene, which induces mesoderm and dorsal axis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 118-131

  Zohn, I E ^a   Brivanlou, A H ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoderm; Os4; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OS4 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0035504618     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0420     Document Type: Article

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