Mechanisms for reaching the differentiated state: Insights from neural crest-derived melanocytes

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Cooper, Cynthia D ^a   Raible, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Melanocytes; Neural crest; Specification

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ENDOTHELIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX8; WNT PROTEIN;

BIRD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; NEURAL CREST; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

AVES; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 61849134892     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.09.008     Document Type: Review

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