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Fgf8 expression defines a morphogenetic center required for olfactory neurogenesis and nasal cavity development in the mouse.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2005
Kawauchi Shimako, Shou Jianyong, Santos Rosaysela, Hébert Jean M, McConnell Susan K, Mason Ivor, Calof Anne L
Abstract excerpt
In vertebrate olfactory epithelium (OE), neurogenesis proceeds continuously, suggesting that endogenous signals support survival and proliferation of stem and progenitor cells. We used a genetic approach to test the hypothesis that Fgf8 plays such a role in developing OE. In young embryos, Fgf8 RNA is expressed in the rim of the invaginating nasal pit (NP), in a small domain of cells that overlaps partially with...
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