The VAB-1 Eph receptor tyrosine kinase functions in neural and epithelial morphogenesis in C. elegans

Cell

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 633-643

  George, Sean E ^a   Simokat, Kristin ^b   Hardin, Jeff ^b   Chisholm, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MOTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTRULATION; GENE MUTATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032489430     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81131-9     Document Type: Article

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