Activin as a morphogen in Xenopus mesoderm induction

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-317

  McDowell, Natasha ^a   Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activin; Mesoderm induction; Morphogen; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; INHIBIN; LIGAND;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO INDUCTION; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; XENOPUS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DIFFUSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; INHIBINS; LIGANDS; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033145776     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1999.0307     Document Type: Article

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