Embryology of the hand and upper extremity

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 992-995

  Cole, Patrick ^a   Kaufman, Yoav ^a   Hatef, Daniel A ^a   Hollier, Larry H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryology; Hand; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOX PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANATOMY; ARM; ARTICLE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO GROWTH; EMBRYO POLARITY; EMBRYOLOGY; HAND; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

BODY PATTERNING; ECTODERM; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HAND; HUMANS; LIMB BUDS; MESODERM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 68949181543     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181abb18e     Document Type: Article

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