| First Author | Gad JM | Year | 1999 |
| Journal | Curr Biol | Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 20 | Pages | R783-6 |
| PubMed ID | 10531023 | Mgi Jnum | J:58221 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:1346953 | Doi | 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80013-5 |
| Citation | Gad JM, et al. (1999) Axis development: the mouse becomes a dachshund. Curr Biol 9(20):R783-6 |
| abstractText | Targeted deletion of the gene for GDF11, a novel member of the TGFbeta family, has been found to cause an increase in the number of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in the mouse. This is the first hint that a secreted factor may influence the specification of segment identity. |
