Intestinal morphogenesis

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Rubin, Deborah C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal interactions; Fibroblast growth factors; Patterning and endoderm specification; Retinoids; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENDODERM; EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; INTESTINES; MESODERM; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 33846694747     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3280145082     Document Type: Review

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