Zebrafish pax[b] is involved in the formation of the midbrain-hindbrain boundary.

doi:10.1038/360087a0

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Zebrafish pax[b] is involved in the formation of the midbrain-hindbrain boundary.

Nature - 5 Nov 1992

Krauss S, Maden M, Holder N, Wilson S W

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Among the genes thought to be involved in patterning the nervous system are a family of developmentally regulated paired box-containing (Pax) genes. Mutations in some of these Pax genes lead to severe developmental abnormalities. Zebrafish pax[b](pax[zf-b]) is a member of the Pax gene family that...

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Animals
Brain
DNA-Binding Proteins
Genes
Mutation
Zebrafish

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