3 Molecular Regulation of Pronephric Development

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue C, 1998, Pages 67-78

  Carroll, Thomas ^a   Wallingford, John ^a   Seufert, Dan ^a   Vize, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

duct; glomus; pronephroi; pronephros; tubules

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES;

EID: 0032615926     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)60467-6     Document Type: Article

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