The Drosophila Toll gene functions zygotically and is necessary for proper motoneuron and muscle development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 151-167

  Halfon, Marc S ^a   Hashimoto, Carl ^a   Keshishian, Haig ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029047691     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1995.1134     Document Type: Article

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