## Abstract __Splotch__ mutant mice develop neural tube defects (NTDs), comprising exencephaly and/or spina bifida, as well as neural crestβrelated defects and abnormalities of limb musculature. Defects in __splotch__ mice result from mutations in __Pax3__, and some human NTDs may also result from
Proliferation in the neural tube of the splotch (Sp) mutant mouse
β Scribed by Doris Burda Wilson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 530 KB
- Volume
- 154
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9967
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