Origin and evolution of endoderm and mesoderm

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 531-539

  Technau, Ulrich ^a   Scholz, Corinna B ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axis formation; Brachyury; Gastrulation; Gata; Mesendoderm; Metazoa; Snail; Twist

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRACHYURY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE; CELL MOTILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GASTRULATION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDODERM; EVOLUTION; GASTRULA; INVERTEBRATES; MESODERM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; GASTROPODA; METAZOA;

EID: 1642430626     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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