Cranial placodes are specialized regions of the ectoderm, which give rise to various sensory
ganglia and contribute to the pituitary gland and sensory organs of the vertebrate head …

Gene expression has been employed for homologizing body regions across bilateria. The
molecular comparison of vertebrate and fly brains has led to a number of disputed homology …

We analyzed the spatiotemporal pattern of expression of 15 transcription factors (Six1, Six4,
Eya1, Sox3, Sox2, Pax6, Pax3, Pax2, Pax8, Dlx3, Msx1, FoxI1c, Tbx2, Tbx3, Xiro1) during …

All vertebrates have directional asymmetries in the organization of their internal organs. In
jawed vertebrates, development of asymmetry is controlled by a conserved molecular …

Ectodermal placodes comprise the adenohypophyseal, olfactory, lens, profundal, trigeminal,
otic, lateral line, and epibranchial placodes. The first part of this review presents a brief …

Lens regeneration among vertebrates is basically restricted to some amphibians. The most
notable cases are the ones that occur in premetamorphic frogs and in adult newts. Frogs …

The zebrafish has become an important vertebrate model organism to study the
development of the visual system. Mutagenesis projects have resulted in the identification of …

Specific vulnerability of substantia nigra compacta neurons as compared to ventral
tegmental area neurons, as emphasized in Parkinson's disease, has been studied for many …

Hedgehog signaling is required for formation and patterning of the anterior pituitary gland.
However, the role of Hedgehog in pituitary precursor cell specification and subsequent …

The mammalian anterior pituitary gland is a compound endocrine organ that regulates
reproductive development and fitness, growth, metabolic homeostasis, the response to …