The origin and evolution of the neural crest

BioEssays

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 530-541

  Donoghue, Philip C J ^a   Graham, Anthony ^b   Kelsh, Robert N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTODERM; EMBRYOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL CREST; PHYLOGENY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATES;

CHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 45549092346     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20767     Document Type: Review

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