Targeting of cre to the Foxg1 (BF-1) locus mediates loxP recombination in the telencephalon and other developing head structures

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 296-306

  Hébert, Jean M ^a   McConnell, Susan K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BF 1; Cerebral cortex; Cre loxP; Foxg1 Cre; Foxgl; Hippocampus; R26R; Striatum; Telencephalon; Z AP

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHERITANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0342732880     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9732     Document Type: Article

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