nkx2.1 and nkx2.4 genes function partially redundant during development of the zebrafish hypothalamus, preoptic region, and pallidum

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 8, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Manoli, Martha ^a   Driever, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diencephalon; Hypothalamus; Neural patterning; Neuroendocrine neurons; Pallidum; Preoptic region; Telencephalon; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLINO OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.4A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.4B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELENCEPHALON; TUNEL ASSAY; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84930001630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00145     Document Type: Article

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