Comparison of Lim1 expression in embryos of frogs with different modes of reproduction

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 195-202

  Venegas FERRÍN, Michael ^a   Sudou, Norihiro ^b   Taira, Masanori ^b   Del Pino, Eugenia M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachyury; Colostethus machalilla; Engystomops randi; Gastrotheca riobambae; Organizer

Indexed keywords

LIM PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COLOSTETHUS MACHALILLA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENGYSTOMOPS RANDI; FROG; GASTROTHECA RIOBAMBAE; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAD; LIP; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; TRUNK; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GASTRULA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NOTOCHORD; REPRODUCTION; RNA PROBES; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANURA; COLOSTETHUS MACHALILLA; GASTROTHECA RIOBAMBAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 74249122453     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092870mv     Document Type: Article

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