The isthmic organizer signal FGF8 is required for cell survival in the prospective midbrain and cerebellum

Development

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2633-2644

  Chi, Candace L ^a   Martinez, Salvador ^b   Wurst, Wolfgang ^c,d   Martin, Gail R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain patterning; Cerebellum; Fgf8; Isthmic organizer; Mes met; Mesencephalon; Metencephalon; Midbrain; Midbrain hindbrain organizer; Mouse; Rhombomere 1

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 17; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 18; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GBX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; CRE RECOMBINASE; EN1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; FGF8 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; ONCOPROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOTE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SOMITE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS; WNT PROTEINS; WNT1 PROTEIN; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 0041409985     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.00487     Document Type: Review

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