Assessing normal embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans using a 4D microscope: Variability of development and regional specification

Developmental Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 234-265

  Schnabel, Ralf ^a   Hutter, Harald ^a,b   Moerman, Don ^a,c   Schnabel, Heinke ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL INTERACTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031569851     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8509     Document Type: Article

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