Sticky fingers: Hox genes and cell adhesion in vertebrate limb development

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-174

  Newman, Stuart A ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL ADHESION; CHICK EMBRYO; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; LIMB; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL ADHESION; CHICK EMBRYO; EXTREMITIES; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030111426     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180302     Document Type: Article

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