Retinoic acid is required for specification of the ventral eye field and for Rathke's pouch in the avian embryo

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Maden, Malcolm ^a   Blentic, Aida ^a   Reijntjes, Susan ^a   Seguin, Sophie ^a   Gale, Emily ^a   Graham, Anthony ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye development; Optic stalk; Quail embryo; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE DISEASE; FOWL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RALDH1 GENE; RALDH3 GENE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TBX6 GENE; VAX2 GENE;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 34250308501     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.062175mm     Document Type: Article

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