Why does a nematode have an invariant cell lineage?

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-349

  Schnabel, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Inductions; Lineage; Nematode; Pattern formation; Regional specification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000316923     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1997.0158     Document Type: Article

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