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Hypophyseal diverticulum

Known as: Rathke's Pocket, Rathke Pouch, Rathke's Diverticulum 
A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsad toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Self-formation of functional adenohypophysis in three-dimensional culture.
The adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary) is a major centre for systemic hormones. At present, no efficient stem-cell culture for… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
SOX3 is required during the formation of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis
The pituitary develops from the interaction of the infundibulum, a region of the ventral diencephalon, and Rathke's pouch, a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Hedgehog signaling is required for pituitary gland development.
Pituitary gland development serves as an excellent model system in which to study the emergence of distinct cell types from a… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Dosage requirement of Pitx2 for development of multiple organs.
Pitx2 is a homeodomain transcription factor that is mutated in Rieger syndrome, a haploinsufficiency disorder affecting eyes and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mutations in the homeobox gene HESX1/Hesx1 associated with septo-optic dysplasia in human and mouse
During early mouse development the homeobox gene Hesx1 is expressed in prospective forebrain tissue, but later becomes restricted… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cloning and characterization of a novel bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor gene, RIEG, involved in Rieger syndrome
Rieger syndrome (REG) is an autosomal–dominant human disorder that includes anomalies of the anterior chamber of the eye, dental… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Anterior primitive endoderm may be responsible for patterning the anterior neural plate in the mouse embryo
BACKGROUND After implantation, the basic body plan of the mammalian embryo is established during gastrulation when the epithelial… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Ptx1, a bicoid-related homeo box transcription factor involved in transcription of the pro-opiomelanocortin gene.
The pituitary gland contains six distinct hormone-producing cell types that arise sequentially during organogenesis. The first… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Six3, a murine homologue of the sine oculis gene, demarcates the most anterior border of the developing neural plate and is expressed during eye development.
The Drosophila sine oculis homeobox-containing gene is known to play an essential role in controlling the initial events of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Pituitary cell phenotypes involve cell-specific Pit-1 mRNA translation and synergistic interactions with other classes of transcription factors.
Development of the anterior pituitary gland involves proliferation and differentiation of ectodermal cells in Rathke's pouch to… (More)
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