Spatiotemporal changes in metallothionein gene expression during embryogenesis in the wall lizard Podarcis sicula

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 313 A, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 410-420

  Simoniello, Palma ^a   Motta, Chiara Maria ^a   Scudiero, Rosaria ^a   Trinchella, Francesca ^a   Filosa, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; EMBRYOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARDS; METALLOTHIONEIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; PODARCIS; PODARCIS SICULA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954681137     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.611     Document Type: Article

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