Role of hlx1 in zebrafish brain morphogenesis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4 SPEC., 2002, Pages 583-596

  Hjorth, Jensen T ^a   Connor, Robin M ^a   Key, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axon; Development; Hindbrain; Hox; Morpholinos; Neurogenesis; Tract

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DBX1A PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; HLX PROTEIN, MOUSE; NERVE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZASH1A PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; ZASH1B PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HOMEOBOX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INJECTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TIME;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BODY PATTERNING; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PHENOTYPE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 0036362707     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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