Early zebrafish development: It's in the maternal genes

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-403

  Abrams, Elliott W ^a   Mullins, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MICRORNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CELL MATURATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES; MUTATION; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 69049114572     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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