An intrinsic timer specifies distal structures of the vertebrate limb

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Saiz Lopez, Patricia ^a   Chinnaiya, Kavitha ^b   Campa, Victor M ^a   Delgado, Irene ^a,d   Ros, Maria A ^a,c   Towers, Matthew ^b  

^a University of Cantabria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA13; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN, AEQUOREA VICTORIA; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN HOXA13; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

CYTOLOGY; LIMB; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPOD; BUD; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PARAMETERS; CELL FATE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FORELIMB; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTRINSIC TIMING MECHANISM; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; TIME; TRUNK; VERTEBRATE; WILD TYPE; ZEUGOPOD; ANIMAL; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; CELL CYCLE; CHICK EMBRYO; ECTODERM; EMBRYOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB; MESODERM; METABOLISM; TIME FACTOR; TUNEL ASSAY; WING;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CELL CYCLE; CHICK EMBRYO; ECTODERM; EXTREMITIES; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MESODERM; TIME FACTORS; WINGS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84941902556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9108     Document Type: Article

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