Concordia discors: Duality in the origin of the vertebrate tail

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-267

  Handrigan, Gregory R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caudal development; Chordates; Evolution; Secondary neurulation; Tailbud

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ANUS; CELL LABELING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GASTRULATION; HEAD; JARCHO LEVIN SYNDROME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRUM AGENESIS; SPINA BIFIDA; TAIL; TRUNK; VERTEBRATE;

CHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037367303     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00163.x     Document Type: Review

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