Using myc genes to search for stem cells in the ciliary margin of the Xenopus retina

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 475-490

  Xue, Xiao Yan ^a   Harris, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C myc; Ciliary marginal zone; Growth factor signaling; Myc; N myc; Retinal stem progenitor cells; Xenopus; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; MYC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CILIARY BODY; CILIARY MARGINAL ZONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RETINAL STEM CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GENES, MYC; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEUROGENESIS; RETINA; STEM CELLS; XENOPUS;

EID: 84858034076     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20887     Document Type: Article

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