Controls in patterning and diversification of somatic muscles during Drosophila embryogenesis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 522-529

  Frasch, Manfred ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; MESODERM; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032861377     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)00014-3     Document Type: Review

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