Motoneuron fate specification revealed by patterned LIM homeobox gene expression in embryonic zebrafish

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				T. R. Sarafi-Reinach, T. Melkman, O. Hobert, and P. Sengupta The lin-11 LIM homeobox gene specifies olfactory and chemosensory neuron fates in C. elegans Development, September 1, 2001; 128(17): 3269 - 3281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				F. Gay, I. Anglade, Z. Gong, and G. Salbert The LIM/Homeodomain Protein Islet-1 Modulates Estrogen Receptor Functions Mol. Endocrinol., October 1, 2000; 14(10): 1627 - 1648. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				O. Marin, S. A. Anderson, and J. L. R. Rubenstein Origin and Molecular Specification of Striatal Interneurons J. Neurosci., August 15, 2000; 20(16): 6063 - 6076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Zhang and M. Granato The zebrafish unplugged gene controls motor axon pathway selection Development, May 15, 2000; 127(10): 2099 - 2111. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. C. Glover Development of Specific Connectivity Between Premotor Neurons and Motoneurons in the Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Physiol Rev, April 1, 2000; 80(2): 615 - 647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. C. Rekling, G. D. Funk, D. A. Bayliss, X.-W. Dong, and J. L. Feldman Synaptic Control of Motoneuronal Excitability Physiol Rev, April 1, 2000; 80(2): 767 - 852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. B. Samat and J. H. Menkes How to Construct a Neural Tube J Child Neurol, February 1, 2000; 15(2): 110 - 124. [PDF]