Connexin43 regulates joint location in zebrafish fins

Developmental Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 410-418

  Sims Jr , Kenneth ^a   Eble, Diane M ^a   Iovine, M Kathryn ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

another long fin; Cx43; Fin growth; Gap junctions; Joint morphogenesis; short fin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 60549094574     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.12.027     Document Type: Article

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