Vsx-2, a gene encoding a paired-type homeodomain, is expressed in the retina, hindbrain, and spinal cord during goldfish embryogenesis

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Passini, Marco A ^a   Raymond, Pamela A ^b   Schechter, Nisson ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Development; Homeobox genes; Ocular retardation; Visual pathway; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLDFISH; HOMEOBOX; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GOLDFISH; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RETINA; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; DANIO RERIO; MURINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17344375394     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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