Molecular cloning of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) gene from the planarian Dugesia japonica

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 871-877

  Orii, Hidefumi ^a   Kato, Kentaro ^a   Agata, Kiyokazu ^a   Watanabe, Kenji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUGESIA JAPONICA; INVERTEBRATA; JAPONICA; PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032235681     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.871     Document Type: Article

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