Role of X-Delta-2 in the early neural development of Xenopus laevis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 802-810

  Peres, Joâo N ^a   Durston, Antony J ^a,b  

^a HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain; CNS; Cranial placodes; Hindbrain segmentation; Neural crest; Neurogenesis; Neurogenic placodes; Neuronal differentiation cell migration; X Delta 2; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; X DELTA 2 GENE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EYE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33644920650     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20677     Document Type: Article

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