In vitro control of embryonic axis formation by activin A, concanavalin A, and retinoic acid in Xenopus laevis

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 879-886

  Moriya, Naomi ^a   Yokota, Chika ^a   Ariizumi, Takashi ^a   Asashima, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032237026     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.879     Document Type: Article

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