The puzzle of Hox genes.

Article

The puzzle of Hox genes.

The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Dec 1994

Carrasco A E, López S L

Abstract excerpt

During the last few years, the regionalization of the rostral-caudal axis has been extensively studied through treatments with RA and genetic manipulations of Hox-C genes. RA shifts several Hox expression boundaries rostrally, deletes anterior rhombomeres but expands the caudal ones, and induces...

Topics

Animals
Ectoderm
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Genes, Homeobox
Homeodomain Proteins
Humans
Mesoderm
Phenotype
Retinoids

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