Lhx1 in the proximal region of the optic vesicle permits neural retina development in the chicken

Biology Open

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1083-1093

  Kawaue, Takumi ^a   Okamoto, Mayumi ^a   Matsuyo, Akane ^a   Inoue, Junji ^a   Ueda, Yuhki ^a   Tomonari, Sayuri ^a   Noji, Sumihare ^a   Ohuchi, Hideyo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Eye development; Lhx1; Lhx5; LIM homeobox; Neural retina; Optic vesicle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964959528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20121396     Document Type: Article

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