Prolonged FGF signaling is necessary for lung and liver induction in <it>Xenopus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>FGF signaling plays numerous roles during organogenesis of the embryonic gut tube. Mouse explant studies suggest that different thresholds of FGF signaling from the cardiogenic mesoderm induce lung, liver, and pancreas lineages from...

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Main Authors: Shifley Emily T, Kenny Alan P, Rankin Scott A, Zorn Aaron M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Subjects:
FGF
ERK
AKT
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/12/27