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Pathogenesis of cleft palate in TGF-beta3 knockout mice.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 1999
Taya Y, O'Kane S, Ferguson M W
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that mutation of the transforming growth factor-beta3 (TGF-beta3) gene caused cleft palate in homozygous null (-/-) mice. TGF-beta3 is normally expressed in the medial edge epithelial (MEE) cells of the palatal shelf. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms by...
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