Transcription factors and head formation in vertebrates

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-135

  Bally Cuif, Laure ^a,d   Boncinelli, Edoardo ^b,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 0031081625     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190207     Document Type: Review

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