The role of basic helix-loop-helix genes in vertebrate retinogenesis

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 491-498

  Vetter, Monica L ^a   Brown, Nadean L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ath5; Neurogenesis; Proneural gene; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ASSAY; CELL MATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; REVIEW;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035782958     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.2001.0273     Document Type: Article

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