Asymmetrical distribution of mitochondrial rRNA into small micromeres of sea urchin embryos

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 445-451

  Ogawa, Mari ^a   Amikura, Reiko ^b   Akasaka, Koji ^a   Kinoshita, Tsutomu ^c   Kobayashi, Satoru ^b   Shimada, Hiraku ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; HEMICENTROTUS PULCHERRIMUS;

EID: 0033147831     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.445     Document Type: Article

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