The choice between epidermal and neural fate: A matter of calcium

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 75-84

  Moreau, Marc ^a,b   Leclerc, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Centre de Biologie du Developpement Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Epidermal determination; Neural induction; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CHORDIN; FOLLISTATIN; NOGGIN; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMNION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FATE; CELL NUCLEUS; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EPIDERMIS; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM LAYER; MESODERM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPEMANN MANGOLD ORGANIZER; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ECTODERM; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042533413     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.15272372     Document Type: Review

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