How the turtle forms its shell: A paracrine hypothesis of carapace formation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 304, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 558-569

  Cebra Thomas, Judith ^a   Tan, Fraser ^a   Sistla, Seeta ^a   Estes, Eileen ^a   Bender, Gunes ^a   Kim, Christine ^b   Riccio, Paul ^a   Gilbert, Scott F ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RIB; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CHICK EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RIBS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 33144487078     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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