Temporal fate specification and neural progenitor competence during development

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 823-838

  Kohwi, Minoree ^a   Doe, Chris Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CENTROMERE PROTEIN B; IKAROS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; NUBBIN; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; PDM2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GRAINY HEAD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIRTH ORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS;

EID: 84888090217     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: 14710048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrn3618     Document Type: Review

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