The TGF-β superfamily: New members, new receptors, and new genetic tests of function in different organisms

Genes and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 133-146

  Kingsley, David M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; LARVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WORM;

EID: 0028180315     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.8.2.133     Document Type: Review

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