Bone morphogenetic proteins in development

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 432-438

  Hogan, Brigid L M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030218004     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(96)80064-5     Document Type: Article

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