Differential regional expression of genes in the developing brain of Ciona intestinalis embryos

Zoological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-109

  Shimozono, Naoki ^a,b   Ohta, Naoyuki ^a   Satoh, Nori ^b   Hamada, Mayuko ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ciona intestinalis; Developing brain; Differential spatial expression; Specific genes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CIONA INTESTINALIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CIONA INTESTINALIS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL;

CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 76849090261     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.27.103     Document Type: Article

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