Genoarchitectonic profile of developing nuclear groups in the chicken pretectum

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 517, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-451

  Ferran, J L ^a   de Oliveira, E Dutra ^a   Merchan P ^a   Sandoval, J E ^a   Sanchez Arrones L ^a   Martinez de la Torre M ^a   Puelles, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diencephalon; Genoarchitectonics; Neurohistogenesis; Neuromeres; Neuronal migration; Patterning; Pretectal nuclei; Pretectum; Prosomeres

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BHLB4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EBF1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LIM1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NBEA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; HISTOGENESIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CHICK EMBRYO; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 70350129139     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22115     Document Type: Article

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