Dynamics and ultrastructure of developmental cell fusions in the Caenorhabditis elegans hypodermis

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 1087-1091

  Mohler, William A ^a   Simske, Jeffrey S ^a   Williams Masson, Ellen M ^a   Hardin, Jeffrey D ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0032563814     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70447-6     Document Type: Article

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