Developmental gene control of brainstem function: Views from the embryo

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 89-106

  Borday, Caroline ^a   Wrobel, Ludovic ^a   Fortin, Gilles ^a   Champagnat, Jean ^a   Thaëron Antôno, Christelle ^a   Thoby Brisson, Muriel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

bdnf; Development; Hindbrain; Hox; Respiration

Indexed keywords

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EID: 1242344056     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2003.11.002     Document Type: Review

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