Essential role of α6 integrins in cortical and retinal lamination

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 983-986

  Georges Labouesse, Elisabeth ^a   Mark, Manuel ^a   Messaddeq, Nadia ^a   Gansmüller, Anne ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0032572754     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70402-6     Document Type: Article

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