Comparison of Iroquois gene expression in limbs/fins of vertebrate embryos

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 683-691

  McDonald, Laura A ^a   Gerrelli, Dianne ^b   Fok, Yvonne ^b   Hurst, Laurence D ^a   Tickle, Cheryll ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chick limb; Human embryo; Iroquois; Mouse limb; Zebrafish pectoral fin bud

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FINGER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; IRX1 GENE; IRX2 GENE; IRX3 GENE; IRX4 GENE; IRX5 GENE; IRX6 GENE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATES; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; DROSOPHILA IROQUOIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954059826     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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