Evolutionary origin of the feather epidermis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-267

  Sawyer, Roger H ^a   Rogers, Loren ^a   Washington, Lynette ^a   Glenn, Travis C ^a,b   Knapp, Loren W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

keratins; Alligator; Avian mutant; Ectoderm; Ectodermal placode; Embryonic layers; Epidermis; Evolution; Feather origin

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; BIRD; CELL POPULATION; CHICKEN; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; HATCHING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; REVIEW;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHICKENS; ECTODERM; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEATHERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 12344334408     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20291     Document Type: Review

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