Repatterning in amphibian limb regeneration: A model for study of genetic and epigenetic control of organ regeneration

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 565-574

  Yakushiji, Nayuta ^a   Yokoyama, Hitoshi ^a   Tamura, Koji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axial pattern formation; Epigenetic regulation; Organ regeneration; Positional information

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

AMPHIBIA; BLASTEMA; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIMB REGENERATION; PROD1 GENE; REVIEW; SHH GENE;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 67649419076     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.12.007     Document Type: Review

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