Anteroposterior regionalization of the brain: Genetic and comparative aspects

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 628, Issue , 2008, Pages 32-41

  Lichtneckert, Robert ^a   Reichert, Heinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DROSOPHILA; EMS GENE; EMX GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OTD GENE; OTX GENE; PAX GENE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE; ANATOMY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

MAMMALIA;

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANATOMY, REGIONAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 49949105605     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78261-4_2     Document Type: Review

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