Spatially restricted activation of the SAX receptor by SCW modulates DPP/TKV signaling in Drosophila dorsal-ventral patterning

Cell

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-494

  Neul, Jeffrey L ^a   Ferguson, Edwin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

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EID: 0032515012     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81616-5     Document Type: Article

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