Induction of axial mesoderm by zDVR-1, the zebrafish orthologue of Xenopus Vg1

Developmental Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-117

  Dohrmann, Cord E ^a   Kessler, Daniel S ^a   Melton, Douglas A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0029872508     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0099     Document Type: Article

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