A gene catalogue of the amphioxus nervous system

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-160

  Benito Gutiérrez, Èlia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptic complexity; Neural crest; Neurogenic potential; Non neural ectoderm; Placodes

Indexed keywords

CELL MIGRATION; CHORDATA; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646901053     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.2.149     Document Type: Review

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