Acquisition of retinoic acid signaling pathway and innovation of the chordate body plan

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 809-818

  Fujiwara, Shigeki ^a   Kawamura, Kazuo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body plan; Chordate; Evolution; Retinoic acid metabolism; Retinoic acid receptor

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRETINOIN; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141484651     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.809     Document Type: Review

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