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head development

The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a head from an initial condition to its mature state. The head is the anterior… 
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2013
2013
Evolution of Developmental Control Mechanisms Changes in anterior head patterning underlie the evolution of long germ embryogenesis
Early embryonic stages differ significantly among related animal taxa while subsequent development converges at the conserved… 
2011
2011
Proteomic Analysis of Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Pupae Head Development
The honeybee pupae development influences its future adult condition as well as honey and royal jelly productions. However, the… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Basonuclins and disco: Orthologous zinc finger proteins essential for development in vertebrates and arthropods.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The oxidizing enzyme CYP26a1 tightly regulates the availability of retinoic acid in the gastrulating mouse embryo to ensure proper head development and vasculogenesis
Retinoic acid (RA) has been implicated as one of the signals providing a posterior character to the developing vertebrate central… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Pilot morpholino screen in Xenopus tropicalis identifies a novel gene involved in head development
The diploid frog X. tropicalis has recently been adopted as a model genetic system, but loss‐of‐function screens in Xenopus have… 
2004
2004
Triangle tests indicate that irrigation timing affects fresh cabbage sensory quality
2003
2003
The Caenorhabditis elegans ems class homeobox gene ceh-2 is required for M3 pharynx motoneuron function
Several homeobox genes, for example those of the ems class, play important roles in animal head development. We report on the… 
2000
2000
High bicoid levels render the terminal system dispensable for Drosophila head development.
In Drosophila, the gradient of the Bicoid (Bcd) morphogen organizes the anteroposterior axis while the ends of the embryo are… 
1999
1999
Tissue distribution of a novel cell binding protein, osteoadherin, in the rat.
Review
1992
Review
1992
Early development of the actinopterygian head. I. External development and staging of the paddlefish Polyodon spathula
A large sample of embryological material of the North American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Acipenseriformes: Polyodontidae… 
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