The nieuwkoid gene characterizes and mediates a Nieuwkoop-center-like activity in the zebrafish

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 1199-1206

  Koos, David S ^a   Ho, Robert K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DANIO RERIO; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX GENE; INJECTION; NIEUWKOID GENE; YOLK SYNCYTIAL LAYER;

AMPHIBIA; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0032488058     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00509-X     Document Type: Article

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