The origin of the tetrapod limb: From expeditions to enhancers

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 419-426

  Schneider, Igor ^a   Shubin, Neil H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopod; Enhancer; Fin; Hox; Limb

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA11; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXD13; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXD9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EVOLUTION; FIN (ORGAN); FOSSIL; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; HOX GENE; LIMB; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETON; TETRAPOD;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHICKENS; EXTREMITIES; FISHES; FOSSILS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; PALEONTOLOGY;

TETRAPODA;

EID: 84879606197     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2013.01.012     Document Type: Review

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