From endoderm formation to liver and pancreas development in zebrafish

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-18

  Ober, Elke A ^a   Field, Holly A ^a   Stainier, Didier Y R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoderm formation; Liver and pancreas development; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CAS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAUST GATA5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; EMBRYO INDUCTION; GASTRULA; LIVER; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; LIVER; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; PANCREAS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0037213654     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00327-1     Document Type: Review

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