A mechanism for the sharp transition of morphogen gradient interpretation in Xenopus

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Saka, Yasushi ^a,b   Smith, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; GOOSECOID PROTEIN; MORPHOGEN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XBRA PROTEIN, XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GOOSECOID PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 34249863319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471213X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-7-47     Document Type: Article

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