Molecular evidence from ascidians for the evolutionary origin of vertebrate cranial sensory placodes

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 304, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 340-346

  Mazet, Francoise ^a,b   Shimeld, Sebastian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; VERTEBRATA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 85047690738     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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