Gradients of signalling in the developing limb

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-187

  Towers, Matthew ^a   Wolpert, Lewis ^b   Tickle, Cheryll ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; CELL FUNCTION; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; HUMAN; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL COMMUNICATION; EXTREMITIES; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRETINOIN; WNT PROTEINS;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 84861819084     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.11.005     Document Type: Review

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