Quantitative evaluation of morpholino-mediated protein knockdown of GFP, MSX1, and PAX7 during tail regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 162-170

  Schnapp, Esther ^a   Tamaka, Elly M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Axolotl; Blastema; Morpholino; MSX1; PAX7; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EVALUATION; GENE FUNCTION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; TAIL; VERTEBRATE;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROPORATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MSX1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MUSCLES; PAX7 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REGENERATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPINAL CORD; TAIL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244249940     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20203     Document Type: Article

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