A cell-cycle phase-associated cell-type choice mechanism monitors the cell cycle rather than using an independent timer

Developmental Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-91

  Gomer, Richard H ^a   Ammann, Robin R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION;

EID: 0029969604     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0053     Document Type: Article

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