Analysis of the molecular cascade responsible for mesodermal limb chondrogenesis: Sox genes and BMP signaling

Developmental Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 292-301

  Chimal Monroy, J ^a   Rodriguez Leon, J ^b   Montero, J A ^c   Ganan Y ^c   Macias, D ^c   Merino, R ^d   Hurle, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gdf5; Interdigital cell death; L Sox5; Noggin; Sox10; Sox6; Sox8; Sox9; Ventroptin

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR; CANCER GROWTH FACTOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; M PROTEIN; MARKER; NOGGIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENTROPTIN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICKEN; CHONDROGENESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINGER; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; L SOX 5 GENE; LIMB; MESODERM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOX 10 GENE; SOX 8 GENE; SOX 9 GENE;

EID: 0037447890     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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