Mechanisms driving neural crest induction and migration in the zebrafish and Xenopus laevis

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 595-608

  Klymkowsky, Michael W ^a   Rossi, Christy Cortez ^b,c   Artinger, Kristin Bruk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Induction; Mesoderm; Migration; Neural crest

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT3A PROTEIN; WNT7A PROTEIN;

BLASTOMERE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZEBRA FISH;

AMPHIBIA; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 78649898153     PISSN: 19336918     EISSN: 19336926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cam.4.4.12962     Document Type: Review

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