Wnt/β-catenin signaling cell-autonomously converts non-hepatic endodermal cells to a liver fate

Biology Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-36

  So, Juhoon ^a   Martin, Benjamin L ^b   Kimelman, David ^b   Shin, Donghun ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoderm; Fate change; Hepatic conversion; Hepatoblast; Liver specification; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885380148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20122857     Document Type: Article

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