Lens development

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 425-437

  McAvoy, J W ^a   Chamberlain, C G ^a   de Longh, R U ^a   Hales, A M ^a   Lovicu, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factor; Induction; Lens development; Morphogenesis; Transcription factors; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIATION; LENS; MORPHOGENESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032811276     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1999.117     Document Type: Article

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