The somite segmentation clock: It takes a licking and keeps on ticking

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 519-523

  Kiefer, Julie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta; fgf8; Hox; Notch; Segmentation clock; Somite; Wavefront

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; MESODERM; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMITE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SOMITES;

EID: 12344303106     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20249     Document Type: Review

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