MyoD-positive epiblast cells regulate skeletal muscle differentiation in the embryo

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-292

  Gerhart, Jacquelyn ^a   Elder, Justin ^a   Neely, Christine ^a   Schure, Jared ^a   Kvist, Tage ^a   Knudsen, Karen ^b   George Weinstein, Mindy ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR 5; MYOSIN; NOGGIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; HERNIA; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOMITE; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; EXTREMITIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTOR 5; MYOSINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SOMITES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33750356009     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200605037     Document Type: Article

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