Zebrafish epiboly: Mechanics and mechanisms

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 1213-1228

  Lepage, Stephanie E ^a   Bruce, Ashley E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Epiboly; Gastrulation; Morphogenesis; Radial intercalation; Teleost; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOCHROME P450; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 2; NCK PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROFILIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2;

ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIBOLY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GLYCOSYLATION; INTERNALIZATION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICROTUBULES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77957716361     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.093028sl     Document Type: Article

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