Retinoid signalling is required for information transfer from mesoderm to neuroectoderm during gastrulation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-608

  Lloret Vilaspasa, Ferran ^a,d   Jansen, Hans J ^a   de Roos, Koen ^a   Chandraratna, Rosh A S ^b   Zile, Maija H ^c   Stern, Claudio D ^d   Durston, Antony J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrulation; Hindbrain; Mesoderm; Neuroectoderm; Retinoid

Indexed keywords

4 [2 [5,6 DIHYDRO 5,5 DIMETHYL 8 (4 METHYLPHENYL) 2 NAPHTHYL]ETHYNYL]BENZOIC ACID; HOX PROTEIN; HOXB1 PROTEIN; HOXB4 PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MESODERM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MESODERM; NEURAL PLATE; RETINOIDS; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VERTEBRATES; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950523033     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082705fl     Document Type: Article

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