Genetic regulation of planarian head morphogenesis during regeneration

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-301

  Batistoni, Renata ^a   Mannini, Linda ^a   Salvetti, Alessandra ^a   Rossi, Leonardo ^a   Gremigni, Vittorio ^a   Deri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Eyes; Planarians; Regeneration; RNAi; Six 1; Suppressive subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; FLATWORM; GENE; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; REGENERATION; RNA;

PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 33750822011     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000600918027     Document Type: Review

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