Role of Dlx genes in craniofacial morphogenesis: Dlx2 influences skeletal patterning by inducing ectomesenchymal aggregation in ovo

Evolution and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 459-473

  Gordon, Christopher T ^a   Brinas, Inigo M L ^a   Rodda, Felicity A ^a   Bendall, Andrew J ^b   Farlie, Peter G ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; DISTAL LESS HOMEOBOX PROTEINS; DISTAL-LESS HOMEOBOX PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIUM; EMBRYO; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOGENESIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CARTILAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAW; MESODERM; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; QUAIL;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BODY PATTERNING; BRANCHIAL REGION; CARTILAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; ECTODERM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; JAW; MESODERM; QUAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AVES; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; TRABECULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957113585     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2010.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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