The level of BMP4 signaling is critical for the regulation of distinct T-box gene expression domains and growth along the dorso-ventral axis of the optic cup.

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Published in BMC Dev Biol on December 15, 2006

Authors

Hourinaz Behesti1, James K L Holt, Jane C Sowden

Author Affiliations

1: Developmental Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK. h.behesti@ich.ucl.ac.uk <h.behesti@ich.ucl.ac.uk>

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