Transgenic zebrafish illuminate the dynamics of thyroid morphogenesis and its relationship to cardiovascular development

2012/09/26 by Robert Opitz, Emilie Maquet, Jan Huisken +5 · 26 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Anatomy #Animal Genetics and Reproduction #Biology #Birth, Development, and Health #Budding #Cell biology #Cellular differentiation #Congenital heart defects research #Embryo #Embryonic stem cell #Endocrinology #Endoderm #Foregut #Gene #Genetics #Green fluorescent protein #Heart development #Live cell imaging #Morphogenesis #Organogenesis #Pharyngeal pouch #Thyroid #Transgene #Zebrafish #mCherry

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.09.011

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