A genetic regulatory network for Xenopus mesendoderm formation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 467-478

  Loose, Matthew ^a   Patient, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nodal; Xenopus; Catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRACHYURY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR KROX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MIX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NODAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOXB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLASTULA; DATA BASE; ENDODERM; FERTILIZATION; GASTRULA; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ECHINOIDEA; XENOPUS;

EID: 3042587208     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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