Palatogenesis: Morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms of secondary palate development

Development

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-243

  Bush, Jeffrey O ^a   Jiang, Rulang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Morphogenesis; Palate development; Palatogenesis; Secondary palate

Indexed keywords

CLEFT PALATE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CLEFT PALATE; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; PALATE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 83755225339     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.067082     Document Type: Review

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