Early developmental expression and experimental axis determination by the chicken Vg1 gene

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1476-1486

  Seleiro, Eduardo A P ^a   Connolly, David J ^a   Cooke, Jonathan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030294804     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(96)00752-X     Document Type: Article

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