Cell fate determination in drosophila

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Vervoort, Michel ^a   Dambly Chaudière, Christine ^a   Ghysen, Alain ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031052831     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80116-X     Document Type: Article

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