Is programmed cell death required for neural tube closure?

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 281-284

  Weil, Miguel ^a   Jacobson, Michael D ^a   Raff, Martin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031127789     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00125-4     Document Type: Article

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