The left-right axis is regulated by the interplay of Coco, Xnr1 and derrière in Xenopus embryos

Developmental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 281-294

  Vonica, Alin ^a   Brivanlou, Ali H ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Coco; Derri re; Left right; Paraxial; Xenopus; Xnr1

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33846911075     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.09.039     Document Type: Article

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