Two distinct cell types identified in the ascidian notochord

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 725-730

  Tanaka, Kimio J ^a   Chiba, Shota ^a   Nishikata, Takahito ^a  

^a KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0030475373     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.725     Document Type: Article

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