A random cell motility gradient downstream of FGF controls elongation of an amniote embryo

Nature

Volumn 466, Issue 7303, 2010, Pages 248-252

  Bénazéraf, Bertrand ^a,b,c   Francois, Paul ^d   Baker, Ruth E ^e   Denans, Nicolas ^b,c   Little, Charles D ^f   Pourquié, Olivier ^a,b,c,f  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; POULTRY;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MESODERM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CHICK EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954516397     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09151     Document Type: Article

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