Retinoic acid, HOX genes and the anterior-posterior axis in chordates

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 613-616

  Shimeld, Sebastian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029743192     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180803     Document Type: Review

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