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Differential expression of a BMP4 reporter allele in anterior fungiform versus posterior circumvallate taste buds of mice.
BMC neuroscience - 13 Oct 2010
Nguyen Ha M, Barlow Linda A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 (BMP4) is a diffusible factor which regulates embryonic taste organ development. However, the role of BMP4 in taste buds of adult mice is unknown. We utilized transgenic mice with LacZ under the control of the BMP4 promoter to reveal the expression of BMP4 in the tongues of adult mice. Further we evaluate the pattern of BMP4 expression with that of markers of specific...
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