Characterization of the hypothalamus of Xenopus laevis during development. I. The alar regions

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 725-759

  Domínguez, Laura ^a   Morona, Ruth ^a   González, Agustín ^a   Moreno, Nerea ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Evolution; Forebrain patterning; Homology; Preoptic area; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Supraoptoparaventricular region

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALAR HYPOTHALAMUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; SUBTHALAMUS; SUPRACHIASMATIC REGION; SUPRAOPTOPARAVENTRICULAR REGION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84872710563     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23222     Document Type: Article

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