Molecules making waves in axon guidance

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 545-557

  Varela Echavarría, Alfredo ^a   Guthrie, Sarah ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH REGULATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030900604     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.5.545     Document Type: Review

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