GATA proteins identify a novel ventral interneuron subclass in the developing chick spinal cord

Developmental Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-43

  Karunaratne, Asanka ^a   Hargrave, Murray ^a   Poh, Alisa ^a   Yamada, Toshiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CNS; GATA2; GATA3; Interneurons; Patterning; Sonic hedgehog; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CHX10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ERINACEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036382663     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0754     Document Type: Article

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