Raldh expression in embryos of the direct developing frog Eleutherodactylus coqui and the conserved retinoic acid requirement for forelimb initiation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 310, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 588-595

  Elinson, Richard P ^a   Walton, Zachary ^a   Nath, Kimberly ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FORELIMB; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; ANURA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TRETINOIN;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; TETRAPODA;

EID: 55949103541     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21229     Document Type: Article

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