Recent molecular advances in understanding vertebrate limb development

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-115

  Robertson, K E ^a   Tickle, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; EMBRYOLOGY; GROWTH; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031018598     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)91322-9     Document Type: Article

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