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Whole genome microarray analysis of chicken embryo facial prominences

  1. Marcela Buchtová1,†,
  2. Winston Patrick Kuo2,3,
  3. Suresh Nimmagadda1,
  4. Shari L. Benson2,‡,
  5. Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan1,
  6. Cairine Logan4,
  7. Timothy Au-Yeung1,
  8. Eric Chiang1,
  9. Katherine Fu1,
  10. Joy M. Richman1,*

Article first published online: 25 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22135

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Developmental Dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Volume 239, Issue 2, pages 574–591, February 2010

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Buchtová, M., Kuo, W. P., Nimmagadda, S., Benson, S. L., Geetha-Loganathan, P., Logan, C., Au-Yeung, T., Chiang, E., Fu, K. and Richman, J. M. (2010), Whole genome microarray analysis of chicken embryo facial prominences. Dev. Dyn., 239: 574–591. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22135

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  1. 1

    Department of Oral Health Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  2. 2

    Harvard-Catalyst, Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Institute of Child and Maternal Health, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

  1. †

    Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  2. ‡

    Center for Molecular Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave Boston, MA 02115

*Life Sciences Institute, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada

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  1. Issue published online: 22 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 25 NOV 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 SEP 2009

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  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Grant Number: MOP49431
  • the Grant Agency of Czech Republic. Grant Number: 304/09/0725

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