BMP signalling in early Xenopus development

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 751-760

  Dale, Leslie ^a   Jones, C Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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XENOPUS;

EID: 0033200373     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199909)21:9<751::AID-BIES6>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Review

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