Thyroid gland development and function in the zebrafish model

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 312, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 14-23

  Porazzi, P ^a   Calebiro, D ^a   Benato, F ^b   Tiso, N ^b   Persani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Endocrine disruptor; Thyroid; Thyroid hormones; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDODERM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GASTRULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMEOBOX; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDODERM; MESODERM; MODELS, ANIMAL; NODAL SIGNALING LIGANDS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 70249130817     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.05.011     Document Type: Review

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