Morphogenesis of the axolotl pronephric duct: A model system for the study of cell migration in vivo

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 709-713

  Drawbridge, Julie ^a,b   Steinberg, Malcolm S ^b  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Axolotl; Cell migration; Pronephric duct; Urodeles

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURFACE; CLOACA; EMBRYO; MESODERM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMITE; VAS DEFERENS;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029841343     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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