Article
Cholinergic neurones acquire adrenergic neurotransmitters when transplanted into an embryo.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Coulombe J N, Bronner-Fraser M
Abstract excerpt
During development, cells become progressively restricted, until they reach their final phenotype. Differentiation was originally thought to be irreversible, but phenotypic plasticity has been observed in a variety of cell types, for example sympathetic neurones, the limb blastema and some glial cell types. A detailed description of the individual steps that lead to expression or reversal of phenotype is...
Topics
- Animals
- Catecholamines
- Cell Differentiation
- Chick Embryo
- Cholinergic Fibers
- Ganglia, Parasympathetic
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Phenotype
- Quail