Ascidian embryos as a model system to analyze expression and function of developmental genes

Differentiation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Satoh, Nori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian embryos; Developmental genes function; Large scale gene expression profiles; Lineage; Mutagenesis screen; Primitive chordate body plan

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MACHIO 1; PROTEIN MANX; PROTEIN PEM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AMD1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HRTBX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ASCIDIACEA; BLASTOMERE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MANIPULATION; CHORDATA; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; ENDODERM; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; LARVA; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE CELL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZYGOTE;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035724599     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.2001.068001001.x     Document Type: Review

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