Activin signalling has a necessary function in Xenopus early development

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-84

  Dyson, Steven ^a   Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031025260     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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