Expression of the Xenopus laevis metallothionein gene during ontogeny

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 575-578

  Durliat, Michèle ^a   Muller, Jean Pierre ^a   André, Michèle ^a   Wegnez, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Development; In situ hybridization; Metallothionein; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BUCCO; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032737718     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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