Retinoic acid and the control of dorsoventral patterning in the avian spinal cord

Developmental Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 433-446

  Wilson, Leigh ^a   Gale, Emily ^a   Chambers, David ^a   Maden, Malcolm ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsoventral patterning; Quail embryo; Retinoic acid; Spinal cord; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; EMBRYO; FOWL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; INTERNEURON; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SPINAL CORD;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942489385     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.01.034     Document Type: Article

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