Neuronal development: Putting motor neurons in their place

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Guthrie, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; MOTONEURON; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOTOR NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1542320678     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(04)00080-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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