title: Left-right asymmetry: making the right decision early.
abstract: A left-right asymmetry in neuronal function is specified surprisingly early during embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Do early cues influence left-right asymmetries in other animals? How are early cues remembered until late in development?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bowerman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000235:genetics; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins