Mesoderm induction and morphogen gradients

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-93

  Harger, Patricia L ^a   Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Induction; Mesoderm; Morphogen; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0003179685     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1996.0013     Document Type: Article

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