A conditional allele of Rspo3 reveals redundant function of R-spondins during mouse limb development

Genesis

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 741-749

  Neufeld, Stanley ^a   Rosin, Jessica M ^a   Ambasta, Anshula ^a   Hui, Kristen ^a   Shaneman, Venessa ^a   Crowder, Ray ^a   Vickerman, Lori ^a   Cobb, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

catenin; Conditional inactivation; Cre; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RSPO3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; LETTER; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LOXP SITE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; THROMBOSPONDINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84867896614     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22040     Document Type: Letter

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