Mesodermal control of neural cell identity in vertebrates.
It has long been appreciated that the differentiation and patterning of neural cells is controlled in part by inductive signals from the mesoderm. Several recent experiments have revealed that distinct mesodermal signals act throughout early neural development and have begun to address the nature and sources of such signals.
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Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, New York 10025.
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000502:physiology*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000254:growth & development*