A novel method for retinoic acid administration reveals differential and dose-dependent downregulation of Fgf3 in the developing inner ear and anterior CNS

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-758

  Cadot, Stephanie ^a   Frenz, Dorothy ^b   Maconochie, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factor signaling; Gavage; Hindbrain; Inner ear; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 3; RETINOIC ACID; SUGAR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CACAO; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INNER EAR; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; EAR, INNER; MICE; TRETINOIN;

MUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858285164     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23748     Document Type: Article

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