Characterization of the functional properties of the neuroectoderm in mo use Cripto-/- embryos showing severe gastrulation defects

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 549-557

  Liguori, Giovanna L ^a   Echevarria, Diego ^b   Bonilla, Sonia ^b,c   D'Andrea, Daniela ^a   Liguoro, Annamaria ^a   Persico, Maria G ^a   Martinez, Salvador ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cripto; Fgf8; Gastrulation defect; Isthmic organizer; Mammalian node; Neural differentiation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FGF8 PROTEIN, MOUSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TDGF1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESENCEPHALON; MESODERM; MOUSE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEURAL PLATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 68849091654     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082650gl     Document Type: Article

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