The first steps towards hearing: Mechanisms of otic placode induction

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 463-472

  Ohyama, Takahiro ^a   Groves, Andrew K ^a   Martin, Kareen ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ear development; FGF; Induction; Otic placode; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; WNT PROTEIN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEARING; HUMAN; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EAR; ECTODERM; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEARING; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 36049011251     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072320to     Document Type: Review

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