Evidence for introduction of a variable G1 phase at the midblastula transition during early development in axolotl

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 497-508

  Lefresne, Jacques ^a   Andéol, Yannick ^a,b   Signoret, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UPR 9044   (France)

Author keywords

Axolotl; Cell cycle; Development; G1 phase; Midblastula transition

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BLASTULA; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031714356     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-3-00004.x     Document Type: Article

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