Neurogenic genes and vertebrate neurogenesis

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-10

  Lewis, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FLY; GENE ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE; WORM;

EID: 0029930494     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80002-X     Document Type: Article

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