Knockdown of connexin43-mediated regulation of the zone of polarizing activity in the developing chick limb leads to digit truncation

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 537-547

  Law, Lee Yong ^a   Lin, Jun Sheng ^b   Becker, David L ^c   Green, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides; Chick limb; Connexin43; Digit formation; Sonic hedgehog (Shh)

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CONNEXIN 43; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MUSCLE SEGMENT HOMEOBOX LIKE PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; FORELIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXIN 43; DNA, ANTISENSE; EXTREMITIES; LIMB BUD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12244279932     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.2002.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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