Tissue-specific analysis of Fgf18 gene function in palate development.
Minghui YueYu LanHan LiuZhaoming WuToru ImamuraRulang JiangPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2020)
These results demonstrate a critical role for Fgf18 expression in the neural crest-derived mesenchyme for the development of the mandible and multiple craniofacial bones but Fgf18 expression in the palatal mesenchyme is dispensable for palatogenesis.