Evolution and regeneration of the planarian central nervous system

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-195

  Umesono, Yoshihiko ^a   Agata, Kiyokazu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Fibroblast growth factor; Nou darake; Planarian; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOLOGY; DUGESIA JAPONICA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAXIS; PHYLOGENY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PLANARIANS; REGENERATION;

DUGESIA JAPONICA; PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 63849164018     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01099.x     Document Type: Review

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