Mechanisms, mechanics and function of epithelial-mesenchymal transitions in early development

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1351-1383

  Shook, David ^a   Keller, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

De epithelialization; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Ingression; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AMPHIBIA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIRD; BLASTODERM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SHAPE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FISH; FORCE; GASTRULATION; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MESENCHYME; MESODERM; METAZOON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SNAIL; STANDARDIZATION; TIGHT JUNCTION; UPREGULATION; XENOPUS;

METAZOA;

EID: 0242413065     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2003.06.005     Document Type: Review

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