Genetic interaction of Gli3 and Alx4 during limb development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-448

  Panman, Lia ^a,c   Drenth, Thijs ^a,d   Tewelscher, Pascal ^a,e   Zuniga, Aimée ^b   Zeller, Rolf ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY EMBL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hox gene; Limb development; Preaxial polydactyly; Radius; SHH; Tibia

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ALX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE INTERACTION; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEFECT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; LIMB BUD; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYDACTYLY;

EID: 23044510559     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.051984lp     Document Type: Article

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