β-Microseminoprotein-related molecules may participate in formation of the mesoderm in the chick embryo

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-319

  Karandikar, Aditi ^a   Ghaskadbi, Surendra ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

microseminoprotein; Brachyury; Chick embryo; Mesoderm; Morphogenetic movements

Indexed keywords

BETA MICROSEMINOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; GASTRULATION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMINAL PLASMA; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHICK EMBRYO; FETAL PROTEINS; MESODERM; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEINS; SEMEN; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142091303     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.2003.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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