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Intercellular signals downstream of endothelin receptor-B mediate colonization of the large intestine by enteric neuroblasts.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1995
Kapur R P, Sweetser D A, Doggett B, Siebert J R, Palmiter R D
Abstract excerpt
Mice homozygous for the piebald lethal (sl) mutation, which have a complete deletion of endothelin receptor-B, fail to form ganglion cells in the distal large intestine and are nearly devoid of cutaneous melanocytes. These phenotypic features stem from incomplete colonization of the hindgut and skin by neural crest-derived neuroblasts and melanoblasts, respectively. We have used expression of a transgene,...
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