Left-right determination.
Recent advances have given us new insights into the molecular basis of organ position. A gene cascade that determines left-right positioning of organ primordia has emerged. In here we present the current knowledge of the molecular determinants of organ positioning during vertebrate embryogenesis.
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0613, USA. plozano@ucsd.edu
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics