Development of left/right asymmetry in the Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system: From zygote to postmitotic neuron

Genesis

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 528-543

  Hobert, Oliver ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain asymmetry; Gene regulatory network; MiRNAs

Indexed keywords

DIE 1 PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICRORNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHROMATIN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; ORGANOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84902656033     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22747     Document Type: Review

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