Separation and subtyping of planarian neoblasts by density-gradient centrifugation and staining

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 383, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Schürmann, Wolfgang ^a   Betz, Sabine ^a   Peter, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Density gradient; Dugesia polychroa; Dugesia tahitiensis; Neoblasts; Planarians

Indexed keywords

PLANARIA; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0032447368     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003443911990     Document Type: Article

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