A gonad-derived survival signal for vulval precursor cells in two nematode species

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 287-290

  Félix, Marie Anne ^a,b   Sternberg, Paul W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

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EID: 0032568069     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70111-3     Document Type: Article

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