Expression of three Rx homeobox genes in embryonic and adult zebrafish

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 195-198

  Chuang, Jui Chang ^a   Mathers, Peter H ^c   Raymond, Pamela A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone photoreceptors; Development; Eye; Germinal zone; Hypothalamus; Inner nuclear layer; Paired class homeobox gene; Retina; Rx; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYPOTHALAMUS; RETINA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344731346     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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