title: Expression and interaction of muscle-related genes in the lamprey imply the evolutionary scenario for vertebrate skeletal muscle, in association with the acquisition of the neck and fins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Japan. riek@ruby.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuraku
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuratani
mesh_terms: D058500:Animal Fins / Q000196:embryology*; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D007798:Lampreys / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000235:genetics*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009333:Neck / Q000196:embryology*; D019170:Somites / Q000378:metabolism