Regulation of zygotic gene expression in Drosophila primordial germ cells

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-246

  Van Doren, Mark ^a   Williamson, Anne L ^a,b   Lehmann, Ruth ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Drug Metabolism Pharmacokinetics Clinical Pharmacology   (United States)

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EID: 0032510041     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70091-0     Document Type: Article

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