Evolutionary implications of morphogenesis and molecular patterning of the blind gut in the planarian Schmidtea polychroa

Developmental Biology

Volumn 352, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-176

  Martín Durán, José María ^a   Romero, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Digestive system; Evolution; Foregut; Hindgut; Midgut; Planarian

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYURY GENE; CAUDAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GATA456A GENE; GATA456B GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GOOSECOID GENE; INTESTINE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAHOX GENE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; TBX1 GENE; TBX10 GENE; TBX2 GENE; TBX20 GENE; TBX3 GENE; TURBELLARIA; XLOX GENE;

BILATERIA; METAZOA; PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; TRICLADIDA;

EID: 79952186731     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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