The origins of axial patterning in the metazoa: How old is bilateral symmetry?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 523-529

  Finnerty, John R ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial patterning; Bilateria; Cnidaria; Dpp; Hox

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; COELENTERATE; DPP GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOX GENE; METAZOON; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENDODERM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; INVERTEBRATES; MESODERM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY;

BILATERIA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA;

EID: 1642553347     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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