Early steps in the formation of neural tissue in ascidian embryos

Developmental Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-169

  Lemaire, P ^a   Bertrand, V ^a   Hudson, C ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ascidians; BMP; Chordates; CNS; Development; Embryo; Evolution; FGF; Nervous system; Neural crest; Neural induction; Neurone; Otx; Placodes; PNS; Proteases

Indexed keywords

BAFILOMYCIN A1; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BREFELDIN A; MONENSIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ASCIDIACEA; BLASTOMERE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHORDATA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); GASTRULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GLIA CELL; LARVA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036936918     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0861     Document Type: Review

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