The ventral to dorsal BMP activity gradient in the early zebrafish embryo is determined by graded expression of BMP ligands

Developmental Biology

Volumn 378, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-182

  Ramel, Marie Christine ^a   Hill, Caroline S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMP; BMP responsive element; BMP2B; Gradient; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2B; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84877925375     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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