The morphogen signaling network in forebrain development and holoprosencephaly

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 566-575

  Monuki, Edwin S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior neural border; Forebrain patterning; Middle interhemispheric variant; Organizer; Prechordal plate; Roof plate

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CHORDIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; MORPHOGEN; NOGGIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NODAL; PROTEIN TWISTED; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZIC2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

APROSENCEPHALY; ATELENCEPHALIA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; ECTODERM; FOREBRAIN; GASTRULATION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MICROCEPHALY; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM AGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; MORPHOGENESIS; PROSENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34447304887     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3180986e1b     Document Type: Review

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