Gene trapping with GFP: The isolation of developmental mutants in the slime mold Polysphondylium

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 909-912

  Fey, Petra ^a   Cox, Edward C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXOGASTRIA; POLYSPHONDYLIUM;

EID: 0031282307     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00384-8     Document Type: Article

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