Genetics of Wnt signaling during early mammalian development

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 468, Issue , 2008, Pages 287-305

  Yamaguchi, Terry P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis formation; Beta catenin; Gastrulation; Mouse; Somitogenesis; Wnt3a

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

BETA CATENIN; WNT PROTEIN; WNT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; GASTRULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MESODERM; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GASTRULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 58749103364     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-249-6_23     Document Type: Article

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