Analysis of the expression and function of Wnt-5a and Wnt-5b in developing and regenerating axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) limbs

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-297

  Ghosh, Sukla ^a,d   Roy, Stéphane ^b,d   Séguin, Carl ^c,d   Bryant, Susan V ^d   Gardiner, David M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axolotl; Dedifferentiation; Limb; Regeneration; Wnt

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN; WNT5A PROTEIN; WNT5B PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT 5A PROTEIN, AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; WNT 5B PROTEIN, AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; WNT-5A PROTEIN, AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; WNT-5B PROTEIN, AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTEMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LIMB REGENERATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EXTREMITIES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REGENERATION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 41649113813     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2008.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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