Genetic control of caudal development

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-96

  Catala, Martin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Caudal development; Genetic control; Neurulation

Indexed keywords

T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BIRD; CELL MIGRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MESODERM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE MUTANT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRUM AGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NEURAL CREST; NEURONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036488107     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610202.x     Document Type: Review

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