The Xenopus Nieuwkoop center and Spemann-Mangold organizer share molecular components and a requirement for maternal Wnt activity

Developmental Biology

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-102

  Vonica, Alin ^a   Gumbiner, Barry M ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chordin; Dorsalizing; Nieuwkoop center; Recombinant; Spemann Mangold organizer; Wnt; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CHORDIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 36549066277     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.039     Document Type: Article

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