Early Motor Neuron Pool Identity and Muscle Nerve Trajectory Defined by Postmitotic Restrictions in Nkx6.1 Activity

Neuron

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-231

  Garcia, Natalia V De Marco ^a   Jessell, Thomas M ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; DEVBIO; MOLNEURO

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NKX6.1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; LIMB; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HINDLIMB; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 38149060055     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.033     Document Type: Article

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