NK-2 homeobox genes and heart development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-216

  Harvey, Richard P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE ISOLATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOBOX; INSECT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030587603     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0212     Document Type: Review

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