Building a bridal chamber: Development of the thalamus

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 373-380

  Scholpp, Steffen ^a   Lumsden, Andrew ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FEZ; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL FATE; CHICK; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THALAMUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 77955279065     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2010.05.003     Document Type: Review

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