Asymmetric division and polarity of neuroepithelial cells

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-39

  Huttner, Wieland B ^a   Brand, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031058652     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80117-1     Document Type: Article

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