Cooperation of signalling pathways in embryonic mammary gland development

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 963-972

  Robinson, Gertraud W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; ECTODYSPLASIN A; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RHO FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; MAMMARY GLAND; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 36249018809     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2227     Document Type: Review

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