bFGF as a possible morphogen for the anteroposterior axis of the central nervous system in Xenopus

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				K. TAKAHASHI and Y. OKAMURA Ion Channels and Early Development of Neural Cells Physiol Rev, April 1, 1998; 78(2): 307 - 337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Kroll, A. Salic, L. Evans, and M. Kirschner Geminin, a neuralizing molecule that demarcates the future neural plate at the onset of gastrulation Development, January 8, 1998; 125(16): 3247 - 3258. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S Koshida, M Shinya, T Mizuno, A Kuroiwa, and H Takeda Initial anteroposterior pattern of the zebrafish central nervous system is determined by differential competence of the epiblast Development, January 5, 1998; 125(10): 1957 - 1966. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A Grapin-Botton, M. Bonnin, M Sieweke, and N. Le Douarin Defined concentrations of a posteriorizing signal are critical for MafB/Kreisler segmental expression in the hindbrain Development, January 4, 1998; 125(7): 1173 - 1181. [Abstract] [PDF]

				K. Storey, A Goriely, C. Sargent, J. Brown, H. Burns, H. Abud, and J. Heath Early posterior neural tissue is induced by FGF in the chick embryo Development, January 2, 1998; 125(3): 473 - 484. [Abstract] [PDF]

				R.-H. Xu, J. Kim, M. Taira, D. Sredni, and H.-f. Kung Studies on the Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling in Neurogenesis Using Conjugated/Aged Animal Caps and Dorsal Ectoderm-Grafted Embryos J. Neurosci., September 15, 1997; 17(18): 6892 - 6898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D Henrique, D Tyler, C Kintner, J K Heath, J H Lewis, D Ish-Horowicz, and K G Storey cash4, a novel achaete-scute homolog induced by Hensen's node during generation of the posterior nervous system. Genes & Dev., March 1, 1997; 11(5): 603 - 615. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Taira, J.-P. Saint-Jeannet, and I.�B. Dawid Role of the Xlim-1 and Xbra genes in anteroposterior patterning of neural tissue by the head and trunk�organizer PNAS, February 4, 1997; 94(3): 895 - 900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M Tada, M. O'Reilly, and J. Smith Analysis of competence and of Brachyury autoinduction by use of hormone-inducible Xbra Development, January 6, 1997; 124(11): 2225 - 2234. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A Streit, S Sockanathan, L Perez, M Rex, P. Scotting, P. Sharpe, R Lovell-Badge, and C. Stern Preventing the loss of competence for neural induction: HGF/SF, L5 and Sox-2 Development, January 3, 1997; 124(6): 1191 - 1202. [Abstract] [PDF]