An investigation into the roles of p53, Nodal/Activin and fibroblast growth factor signalling in early heart development

The work presented in this thesis is an investigation into the roles of p53, Nodal/ Activin and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling in early heart development in the model organism Xenopus laevis. The first step of heart development is the specification of cardiac tissue. However, the timing o...

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Main Author: Black, Sarah Kathryn
Published: Cardiff University 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.690949