Cell signalling in induction and anterior-posterior patterning of the vertebrate central nervous system.
Recent experimental studies in the Xenopus embryo have led to a reappraisal of the mechanisms by which the neural plate is induced and patterned by dorsal mesoderm. This review focuses on these, and related studies, addressing the role of cell signalling in patterning the vertebrate central nervous system.
McMahon
A P
AP
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey 07110-1199.
D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000502:physiology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis