The developmental sequence of gene expression within the rod photoreceptor lineage in embryonic zebrafish

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2903-2917

  Nelson, Steve M ^a   Frey, Ruth A ^a   Wardwell, Sheri L ^a   Stenkamp, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Retina; Retinal homeobox; Rod lineage; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; OPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CRX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NR1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NR2E3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RX1; TRANSDUCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLIA CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; KINETICS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 54549092620     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21721     Document Type: Article

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