The mechanism of somite formation in mice

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-338

  Saga, Yumiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN MESP2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMITE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMITES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 84865609774     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2012.05.004     Document Type: Review

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