Neur-ons and neur-offs: Regulators of neural induction in vertebrate embryos and embryonic stem cells

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue R1, 2008, Pages

  Gaulden, Julie ^a   Reiter, Jeremy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CELL MANIPULATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

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EID: 48049121514     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn119     Document Type: Article

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