Development of the neural crest: achieving specificity in regulatory pathways

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 698-703

  Raible, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FOXD3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; INHIBITOR OF DIFFERENTIATION 3; MYC PROTEIN; SLUG TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SUMO 1 PROTEIN; TFAP2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT1 PROTEIN; ZIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; GENE; GLIA; NERVE CELL; NEURAL CREST; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECTODERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NEURAL CREST; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 33750615988     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.09.003     Document Type: Review

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