Expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of Eph receptors suggest multiple mechanisms in patterning of the visual system

Developmental Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-35

  Connor, Robert J ^a   Menzel, Patricia ^a   Pasquale, Elena B ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0031883834     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8786     Document Type: Article

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