A role for programmed cell death during early neurogenesis in Xenopus

Developmental Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-45

  Yeo, Weeteck ^a   Gautier, Jean ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Cell division; Neuronal determination; Primary neurogenesis; Programmed cell death; TUNEL; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; XENOPUS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042344864     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00222-7     Document Type: Article

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