Evolution of Protozoa to Metazoa

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-168

  Müller, Werner E G ^a,b  

^a Inst fur Physiologische Chemie   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Exon shuffling; Geodia cydonium; Introns; Metazoa; Monophyly of Metazoa; Porifera; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CELL RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

EVOLUTION; EXON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPONGE (PORIFERA); THEORY;

EID: 0030779480     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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