Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of Hox gene expression in early stages of intermediate mesoderm formation

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1637-1649

  Barak, Hila ^a   Preger Ben Noon, Ella ^b   Reshef, Ram ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hox genes; Intermediate mesoderm; Kidney development; Mesodermal patterning; Primitive streak; Pronephros

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HOX GENE; HOXA1 GENE; HOXA4 GENE; HOXA6 GENE; HOXB2 GENE; HOXB4 GENE; HOXB5 GENE; HOXB8 GENE; HOXD3 GENE; HOXD4 GENE; INTERMEDIATE MESODERM; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONEPHROS; SOMITE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA PRIMERS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; MALE; MESODERM; SOMITES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866763004     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23853     Document Type: Article

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