The cdx genes and retinoic acid control the positioning and segmentation of the zebrafish pronephros.

Kidney function depends on the nephron, which comprises a blood filter, a tubule that is subdivided into functionally distinct segments, and a collecting duct. How these regions arise during development is poorly understood. The zebrafish pronephros consists of two linear nephrons that develop from...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A Wingert, Rori Selleck, Jing Yu, Huai-Dong Song, Zhu Chen, Anhua Song, Yi Zhou, Bernard Thisse, Christine Thisse, Andrew P McMahon, Alan J Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2042002?pdf=render