Evidence for intercellular coupling and connexin-like protein in the luminescent endoderm of Renilla koellikeri (Cnidaria, Anthozoa)

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-366

  Germain, Guy ^a   Anctil, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; HYDROZOA; RENILLA KOELLIKERI; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0030462630     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543008     Document Type: Article

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